Think Those CFL "Green Bulbs" Are Good? More Than Mercury To Worry About

[twyacht]

As an electrician, I found this study very interesting. Time to stock up on incandescent, or get the LED's. CFL's are dirty electricity.

Sure am glad the gov't is looking out for us.

[tombogan03884]

Wish you had posted a link, I was thinking about my own Light bulbs (CF's ) and my health so I went looking for the other links she mentioned.
Found this under  "Science and Technology"

http://archives.cbc.ca/science_technology/unexplained/clips/4404/

Still curious, less concerned.   

[TAB]

The only place I would put CFL is outside.  There are none in my house.  kind of pissed off the wife when I went thru and removed them all after I moved in.  CFLs are about as green as a 1 ton truck being used as a commuter car.

[tombogan03884]

Yeah, I get it about the Mercury, but my Electric bill has never been over $25/ month

[Badgersmilk]

Appreciate the post twyacht!  

I have those damn things throughout my whole house!

I already looked at Lowe's on-line, the LED bulbs are $8 bucks a pop for a 2w / 60w equivelent (kinda pricey!).  I live with a type 1 diabetic, and find this especially interesting.

I checked out the link mentioned like Tom.  Their site looks pretty legit.  The alien story is I think, meant to be a goofy and for fun.  The other stuff I saw was regular to any news channel.  

Even cheap regular flourecent bulbs mess people up!  Anyone who's ever sat in an office or school with the ones that give people headaches and such knows what I'm talking about!

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[Badgersmilk]

From 2008!  

http://www.electricalpollution.com/documents/08_Havas&Hutchinson_EP_CFL.pdf

What is with having to get information on this from overseas?!?  

[tombogan03884]

Appreciate the post twyacht!  

I have those damn things throughout my whole house!

I already looked at Lowe's on-line, the LED bulbs are $8 bucks a pop for a 2w / 60w equivelent (kinda pricey!).  I live with a type 1 diabetic, and find this especially interesting.

I checked out the link mentioned like Tom.  Their site looks pretty legit.  The alien story is I think, meant to be a goofy and for fun.  The other stuff I saw was regular to any news channel.  

Even cheap regular flourecent bulbs mess people up!  Anyone who's ever sat in an office or school with the ones that give people headaches and such knows what I'm talking about!

And yes I know what you are talking about with that darn buzzing.

Oh, it's a Legit site, it's Canadian Broadcasting, The UFO story is probably legit, but when I saw that and the story about "Vulcans" in  Alberta Canada, ( very seriously ) I could not resist

[TAB]

Yeah, I get it about the Mercury, but my Electric bill has never been over $25/ month

whats your price per kwh?

here is our local pricing.  

http://www.smud.org/en/residential/rates/Pages/rates.aspx

I've never not been a tier 2.  between power tools and aquariums, I use alot of power.

[twyacht]

It's also a Wisconsin study, but we, at our shop, have bench tested CFL bulbs, standard bulbs, and LED's and halogens at our shop via an oscilloscope, the sine wave is the choppiest with any gas or CFL bulb. Halogen was the rage in the marine industry, but the offset was current draw and heat.

Now the LED's are the rage, but right now, they are too pricey. Prices should adjust over time, and I hope they do.

You also have Harmonic Disturbance in a sine wave, we measure it on yachts with automated systems, most houses and bldgs. average 1.7 to 7%, the magic number is less than 5%.  If these "green" bulbs crash my nice sine wave into mountain peaks and valley's, let alone EMF, I'm gettin' LED's. all the light, half the current, none of the heat.

[Badgersmilk]

http://www.electricalpollution.com/documents/WWcolour.pdf

And they make you stupid too! 

Huh?  What where we talking about?    Wait while I turn this light off...