> I will have to buy a CFB the next time I am at Fred Meyer to check it > out. > Thanks for feedback. At least there is hope with this. I don't know if > all of the bulbs are as quiet or not. Which brand do you use? > > 73, > > Patrick
Are we still on CFL's ?? (it's "Lamp", not "Bulb", or even a "Blub") Check out this link (wrapped? last letters in link are "fda") www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=aa7796aa-e4a5-4c 06-be84-b62dee548fda Whatever you do, DON'T call the Poison Control Center when you drop your CFL.... (read the article for why) When I was in grade school, I had a three pound bottle of mercury. It was several inches tall and completely filled with liquid mercury. We used to pour it on to the floor of the classroom, in fairly small amounts, and watch it bead up and run into the cracks of the wooden floor. And then put dimes (made of silver then) into the floorboard cracks to soak up the mercury (took a few minutes) so the dime got sort of a frosty look, then go out later and spend the dimes after being in our pocket. It's called "silver amalgam" as your dentist knows. The mercury exposure levels now are like asbestos. The people who have died from mesothelioma are the ones who worked in the shipyards for 20 years and used to shake out the white asbestos dust from their clothing every night when they got home. Being in a room once, for 10 minutes, where overhead pipes are covered with stable asbestos is IMHO not a health hazard. But now the PC crowd has made it as if you will die if you even see a PICTURE of asbestos. I think mercury, a known problem in sufficient amounts, is also way overstated as to just what is a sufficient amount. I don't think that the mercury I was exposed to 50 years ago has killed me yet. But I am sure I went way past "300 billionth of a gram/cubic meter". Please stand by while I check my pulse .... OK, still going. The mercury hasn't kicked in yet I guess. Maybe by 2009? I have to admit, few in my class were interested in owning their own personal three pounds of mercury. I gave it away long ago, after ruining a bunch of dimes. I think I then moved on to studying the solubility index of carbon tetrachloride, then available in large quantity as a dry cleaning agent. That's what you used then to remove chewing gum. At Home, I might add. Today, CCl4 is a Known Killer etc. The story I have seen is that, if CFL are mandated, the demand will be so great that many new plants will need to be built to make them, the plants will be built in China where there are no real enviro laws, and the pollution from the new bulb factories will create a net loss in the environment. And if the new plants burn coal well, guess what is in untreated coal smoke blowing all over the world. Someone is going to make a "Lot of Money" on CFL's someday. - Bob PS radio related?? Chinese coal smoke will tarnish the bandswitch contacts in your radio. See? On Topic :-) And a broken 673 rectifier tube contains a lot of mercury, which vaporizes in use. Or when dropped. _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com