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From: Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The insane progress nobody is talking about
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:49:36 -0700
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On Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:14:10 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

>Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
>>On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 16:04:09 +0100, Robert Carnegie
>
>>>I think I've got one CFL, bathroom, that won't
>>>die.  It's slightly annoying, as it's the type
>>>that takes a while to be bright enough to read by.
>>
>>I've had tubes do that, when they get old and slow. The CFL on the
>>front porch can take a while to get started when it is cold out but
>>it's not actually intended to be used outside.
>
>I've found that slow start behavior to be beneficial in a bathroom
>in the middle of the night.

I start those visits by turning on the lights next to my bed [1], so
fluorescent tubes (well, the one that still works -- I suspect a
ballast problem [2]) that turn on at once are no problem.

That I feel the need to do this is an indication of how my night
vision has declined over the decades. But at least I don't bump into
the furniture!

[1] This is the one with two 60W incandescent bulbs in it. It isn't
used very often. I may never need the spare bulbs I still have in the
closet.

[2] Switching bulbs doesn't change which side lights up. Switching
starters (independently of the bulbs) doesn't change which one lights
up. That leaves the ballasts. This used to happen when it got cool and
then both would light when it got warm. But the last time it went
beyond "warm" to "hot" (90-100, which is hot for Seattle), it
apparently died for the last time. If the other ballast goes out I
will summon an electrician and see if the fixture can be adapted to
LED tubes. Given their age, I have my doubts.
--=20
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"