[AT] Talking about lights

[Dan Folske]

I don't mind the CFL's in the house but I tried a few different ones in my 
barn a couple of years ago and they weren't any good at all. In cold 
temperatures they took so long to light up that I had to just leave them on 
all night during calving and I didn't get any longer life out of them than I 
had been getting out of the old incandescent bulbs. I hope they get them to 
come on decently in cold temps before the old style are gone. Another option 
which might work but which I haven't yet seen at a reasonable price in the 
larger sizes are the LED's.

Even in the house the CFL's weren't a perfect replacement. We had quite a 
few closed globe type fixtures. Even though the CFL's don't produce as much 
heat we found that when we put them in the globes they didn't last any 
longer than an incandescent. Finally tried them without the globes and 
haven't replaced one since.

Dan Folske
Bowbells, ND

PS: I started calving yesterday and it's 0 degrees this morning and forecast 
for -10F tonight! I'm tired of winter!


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ralph Goff
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 8:26 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Talking about shops/sheds

On 3/5/2011 6:39 PM, Larry Goss wrote:
> T-12's are the flourescent bulbs that have been around since Day One -- 1 
> 1/2 inches in diameter (around 36 mm).  They stopped making them in July 
> 2010.  The newer T-8 bulb (1-inch or 25 mm in diameter) uses a lot less 
> electricity (32 watts compared to 40) and actually puts out more light.  I 
> think the bulb is "plug-compatible" but the ballast is designed 
> differently.
>
> Larry
>
Well that is news to me. And not good news. Seems not that many years
ago that we replaced most of the incandescent light fixtures in the
house with flourescents. The four foot ones . They were supposed to be
more efficient than incandescents.
Latest I hear is that maybe incandescent bulbs are   being phased out in
favour of compact flourescent bulbs which are supposed to be even more
efficient.
Only problem is that they contain mercury and disposal of the used
compacts is now a problem.
Solve one problem and another one seems to replace it.

Ralph in Sask.

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