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Compact fluorescent Bulbs are
Perfect for Home Use
The most remarkable new fluorescent lamps on the market would have to be
the compact fluorescent bulbs also known as CFL’s. These bulbs screw
into any ordinary light bulb socket so they can be used just about
anywhere. Since fluorescent’s use far less energy and last much longer
than incandescent lamps they can save you several hundred dollars a year
by replacing all of your incandescent lighting with fluorescent lamps.
The cost per light bulb will be considerably higher for the compact
fluorescent's, however you should not let this keep you from changing
over since the yearly saving will well make up for the cost of
installing them.
These compact fluorescent lamps are designed to use electricity to
excite mercury vapor into argon or neon gas which will produce
short-wave ultraviolet light. This in turn causes the phosphor to
fluoresce (hence the name fluorescent) producing the visible light.
The main reason for these fluorescent compact bulbs costing more is that
fluorescent lamps must use a ballast to product power suitable for the
lamp to function. Incandescent lamps do not operate in this manner. With
the compact fluorescent bulbs, the ballast is built into the bulb
itself, typically in the plastic housing between the socket and the glow
tube.
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