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Re: DST Changes
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Paul Scott <[log in to unmask]>
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Paul Scott <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 7 Feb 2007 13:04:21 -0800
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Unfortunately no... Different brands bought 18+ months apart, all with
UL labels. 


Paul Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Powell, MMfab [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 12:25 PM
To: Paul Scott; [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] DST Changes

Do you by any chance know of a cheap brand we should all avoid ?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Scott" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 11:41
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] DST Changes


Nope, no dimmer switches... Just the standard on/off, correctly grounded
circuit. Although I guess one could argue that "off" is a form of dim. 


Paul Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Tom Hula
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 11:27 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] DST Changes

Are any of those bulbs that caught fire on a dimmer switch? Apparently, 
you can't use
CF bulbs with dimmer switches unless the CF bulb specifically says that 
it will work
with a dimmer switch...otherwise, it causes fires...even if you leave 
the dimmer on the
brightest setting all the time, the fire hazard remains...Tom

Paul Scott wrote:
> Just a word of caution regarding compact fluorescent bulbs... I do use
a
> lot of them in my home.
>
> Last year I was reading a letter to the editor in one of my handy-man
> magazines, from a man claiming that one of his CF bulbs caught fire...
1
> week later one of mine did, and I have since had 2 other do the same.
> The interesting thing is, unlike a incandescent bulb burning out, as
> long as the electricity is on a CF it will keep sparking and burning
(I
> have not let this go more then 1 minute for fear of burning down my
> house).
>
> I still heavily rely on CF bulbs, but I don't have any in lights that
> are on timers any more because of the fire problem. 
>
>
> Paul Scott
>   

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