Re: Re: CBUS and CFL's

["Raymond Kelly" <raymondtkelly@xxxxxxxxx>]

I was one of the earlier chaps on this thread - good one as well.
I was considering using CFL's with CBUS so need relays as they don't
dim, but now you've all sowed the seeds of doubt.
changing the bulb to say an LED later is one thing but swopping out my
CBUS relay unit to a dimmer unit - can't justify it.
So going forward it would be wise to install now
GU10 fittings ie fit a 240v lighting infrastructure rather than 12v
CBUS Dimmable
Swop out the bulbs for dimmable 240V LED's when they arrive.

Is there anyone with the compact CFL's and ordinary tungsten bubs
and/or halogens in the same house as this seems to be the best way to
compare.

On 20/01/07, Richard <rich_lists@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> The 20% figure is crap anyway, since the rating on the packets is what
the
> tube gets delivered to it, and does not allow for the 5-8 watts that
the
> ballast itself use. On the cheap $2 shop bulbs (I guess thats the
pound
> store in the UK) they get even hotter so must be sucking down even
more. So
> your savings are way less, you may as well put in some 35 watt IRC
halogens
> which put out about the same as 80 watt incandesanct and be done with
it.
> Ive never got the thing people have with GU10's since the filiment is
so big
> they put out weird light patterns with an image of the filiment
visable on
> some i have tried. That and their tendancy to blow dimmers when the
bulb
> goes....
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 10:45 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: CBUS and CFL's
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> > What annoys me is all these adverts saying "Im reducing my
energy
> > consumption by 20% by fitting energy saving lightbulbs"
.....total
> > rubbish.
> > The energy used by your lighting is but a fraction of that
consumed by
> > heating and cooking etc so how can a few low power bulbs save you
20% :(
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