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"PureSpectrum?s engineering team recognized that PureSpectrum?s CFL dimming
technology would not reach its full potential with existing dimming devices
and created a dimmer that will dim a PureSpectrum CFL powered through the
full range of brightness."

jdsafe_at_hotmail_dot_com@xxxxxxx (aloe65) wrote:

>aloe65 had written this in response to
>http://forums.cabling-design.com/homeautomation/CFL-question-dimming-CFLs-any-good-with-X-10-dimmers-18363-.htm
> :
>Pure Spectrum has now patented a CFL build that is fully dimmable(no
>flicker or dying out), instant on, cold to the touch, highest power
>factor(.96), and the energy usage is proportional to the dimming level,
>the light output is that of an incandescent and the price will be in the
>$4-$6 range. This is the answer to the NEW CFL!
>
>The have numerous patents and are manufacturing and filling orders now
>worldwide. Utility companies are buying them up in the droves for their
>free distribution program. The utility companies love them because it
>costs them less to deliver the power to these bulbs due to the extremely
>High Power Factor. ...which means the utility companies charge you less!
>
>The also have a dimmable ballast for linear fluorescents(yes, you will be
>able to dim fluorescents), also at a fraction of the cost of normal
>ballast due to the fewer parts that they use in the ballast. This will be
>huge, imagine a high rise office building in which the fluorescent lights
>dim with the amount of sunlight coming in,....daylight harvesting at a
>fraction of the cost...HUGE SAVINGS.
>
>Hopefully the bulbs will be on Home Depot and Wal Mart shelves soon.
>
>
>
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>Pico wrote:
>
>
>> Well as the title says, I am curious if there are any glitches using the
>
>> Dimmable CFLs with X-10 or Smarthome modules.   I don't need dimming
>> but I
>> don't want to replace all my wall dimmers with wall mounted relays.
>
>> Anyone found a good brand of CFL twists that are dimmable ?  Sylvania
>> make a
>> couple but I think they are spots.