If you use CFLs, be assured that familiar dark spot will appear. Then the problems start arising in the CFL starting. LEDs have a tremendous MTBF. I'm talking about the LED element itself. Most current LED failures come from lousy power conversion supplies. When competition irons that out, Incandescent and CFLs will die in the future. Who cares about what the law says? It's the money and efficiency that will win regardless of the Morons on the hill in DC. If you like CFL's go out and buy a Plasma TV. Same technologies as CFJ but different gases. Try a CFJ in cold weather. They will pepper spot all over. Remember the dark spots on tubes, probably not, but the dark spots are called the Edison effect. A device to absorb these impurities in fluorescent devices were called 'Getters'. They weren't perfect, as I'm sure we've all seen. LEDs, 'Light Emitting Diodes', are diode junctions that use Gallium Arsenide and other chemical 'doping' to create the LED emit light. Note that the voltage used to excite LEDs are usually 2 volts. FYI, it takes alot less power to reduce the line voltage and drive a low current drain device, LEDs, than it does does to generate a high starting voltage to excite the gas in CFL devices. That means there is a high start up current surge to start the gas glowing. Incandescent lamps are basically a resistor element, lamp filament, that gives off that familiar power sucking light bulb. I cut a few corners here but I tried not to be overwhelming . So, buy what you like, I'll take LEDs anytime. BTW, LEDs work even better in the cold. They were developed at low temperatures and doped to operate at warmer temperatures. If you have a knowledgeable friend, Take a low emission LED with a 1.2K 1/4 watt series resistor, any standard 1.6 volt battery and place in a styrofoam cup with a 1/2 inch of Liquid Nitrogen. It'll light up the cup like a bright Chinese Lantern. Tnx for the ramble.
In my previous post I used some poor English and CFJ references should read CFLs. I don't live in Finland, I live in the Tropical Alaskan Interior. 1st day above 20 below in a week. I wouldn't - couldn't heat my home with electric. We have the highest power bills in the US. I live 11.5 kM SSE of Fairbanks, Alaska. We us heating oil, but we have a backup generator and wood stove. You must have cheap electricity in Finland. Also, electric heat is soooooooooo dry, you can shuffle your feet and draw a dandy spark touching door knobs, etc. Be your own Van de Graaff generator.
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