Re: Ceiling Fan lights rapid on off flashing when fan is rotating

["Jack Ak" <akjack@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:K5_9e.1090$CH.27@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The spiral bulbs are flourescent bulbs. They will not work with X10 lamp
> modules and other triac dimmer devices such as the ceiling fan remote
> control. Use incandescent bulbs in the fan ONLY.  As for using Appliance
> Modules with flouescents, you may have to disable the local control
> feature of the module. That's easily done by following the instructions
> here:
>

Hmm, it seems the Greenlite spiral fluorescent lamps work fine with
the X10 Appliance module.  I have been using two of the 18 watt
size for a number of months.  They aren't dimmable, but an appliance
module won't dim.

My words from a posting to this newsgroup late last year...

http://www.greenliteusa.com/products/minispiral.asp

I paid about $8 more than a year ago for a Lites of America CFL that lasted
less than a week while being switched with a modified Appliance module.
I had to cut a jumper in the module to disable local sensing since the
module would immediately switch ON when switched OFF.

The Greenlite 18 watt Mini spiral CF lamps don't cause this undesirable module switching.
Local control switching works fine with a couple of ON/OFF switch cycles.
I've had two of these CF switching daily with an appliance module since July '04.
...

Lites of America CFL = bad
Greenlite CFL = good.