I have one for the outside of the house on the front. There is a "micro portch" and the fixture is partially protected. I had to dissassemble the fixture to some extent for this CFL. It draws 63 watts. The claim is it is as bright as a 300. Once warm it has to be brighter. It casts a shadow halfway down my front yard which is half an acre....
Powell NNNN POP email is powell at backroads DOT net --- On Wed, 2/4/09, Tim Kridel <t...@timkridel.com> wrote: > If a CFL dies before its rated hours, check the > manufacturer's Web site. I > had a bad batch of 65W CFL floods from N:Vision, which sent > replacements. > Other vendors might be doing likewise. > > One thing I really like about CFLs is being able to have > brighter light. I > put 100W CFLs in lamps and fixtures rated for 60W because a > 100W CFL > actually draws only about 23W. So it's still well below > what the lamp or > fixture is rated to handle. > irca@hard-core-dx.com _______________________________________________ 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
