Energy Saving Lamps - poor performance ?
Energy Saving Lamps - poor performance ?
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Hi Im interested if anyone has experienced poor performance from energy saving lamps, by this I mean that they are taking a long time to reach there optimum levels of output.
One lamp in series lights up way faster than the other ?
I know the lamps take a little longer to warm up but this seems to take sevral minutes to operate.
Anyone experienced any weird scenarios when using these lamps ??
Thanks
Rik
One lamp in series lights up way faster than the other ?
I know the lamps take a little longer to warm up but this seems to take sevral minutes to operate.
Anyone experienced any weird scenarios when using these lamps ??
Thanks
Rik






RE: Energy Saving Lamps - poor performance ?
The ballast probably has as much influence as the lamp.
RE: Energy Saving Lamps - poor performance ?
RE: Energy Saving Lamps - poor performance ?
I do not know if you have instant start lamps, rapid start lamps, 3000 deg K lamps, etc..., but also look at the lamp ballast combination and make sure you have a completely compatible pairing. For the most part we have had great success with almost all the energy saving lamps save one. I cannot stand and have had miserable luck with that odd ball lamp known as the "Double D" lamp. It has started fixture fires and lord knows how many other problems. Make sure that you get a decent ballast as well, many "off-shore" ballasts lack the quality controls and tight technical parameters of say Advance/Motorola, GE etc....
Good luck.
RE: Energy Saving Lamps - poor performance ?
I was thinking he meant Compact Fluorescents, but thanks for the explanation of why the burn-in is necessary.
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