Dimmable cfls

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Are you refering to the four pin type - or the 'screw in' med. based type BS?

CFL's lamps are not dimmable - the ballast that runs them can be....:rolleyes:
 
Just remember, dimmable is subjective... it doesn't mean it won't flicker, it doesn't mean it will reduce energy useage, it doesn't mean it will look like an incandescent lamp on the same dimmer (and if you find one that does, please let me know).
 
ItsHot said:
The screw in type.
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IMO they should make rejection tabs or something to that effect - like the S-type fuses - so you can not put non-dimmable bulbs in dimmed cans etc. As they do the hokey pokey when not dimmable..... Sometimes catastrophicly.
 
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When I was at camp a long time ago my socks somehow got wet.

I had a single bulb in my cabin so I figured I'd wrap the sock around the bulb and in a short time, it'd be dry.
You have to start a project like this with sound engineering principles.

The problem was that there got to be a big commotion outside my cabin probably having to do with some unfortunate person swimming without a suit in water that contained snapping turtles.
These aquatic creatures seemed to be attracted to bitesize objects, or even things bigger than bitesize, so I understandably forgot about this project.

Well, several hours later my socks had the color and texture of toast and the bulb had some weird bulges that I don't think it came with.

I suppose I could have ended up paying for a new cabin, but I didn't.

And think of all I learned in that single night about heat transfer and turtles. Others way less fortunate just learned about turtles and probably also had weird bulges that they didn't have before.

I'd say, Happy Ending!
Now, could I recount a story like this if I was PWI?
 
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Lxnxjxhx said:
When I was at camp a long time ago my socks somehow got wet.

I had a single bulb in my cabin so I figured I'd wrap the sock around the bulb and in a short time, it'd be dry.
You have to start a project like this with sound engineering principles.

The problem was that there got to be a big commotion outside my cabin probably having to do with some unfortunate person swimming without a suit in water that contained snapping turtles.
These aquatic creatures seemed to be attracted to bitesize objects, or even things bigger than bitesize, so I understandably forgot about this project.

Well, several hours later my socks had the color and texture of toast and the bulb had some weird bulges that I don't think it came with.

I suppose I could have ended up paying for a new cabin, but I didn't.

And think of all I learned in that single night about heat transfer and turtles. Others way less fortunate just learned about turtles and probably also had weird bulges that they didn't have before.

I'd say, Happy Ending!
Now, could I recount a story like this if I was PWI?
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Yep!:grin:
 
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