[PLUG-TALK] light sensor question

Galen Seitz galens at seitzassoc.com
Wed Sep 7 15:27:51 UTC 2011


Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Sep 2011, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> 
>> On the other hand, I have a 13w CFL that lives in a living room lamp that
>> is never turned off, and it is at least five years old.
> 
>    FYI (from Wikipedia):
> 
>    "The world's longest lasting light bulb is the Centennial Light located at
> 4550 East Avenue, Livermore, California. It is maintained by the
> Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. The fire department claims that the
> bulb is at least 110 years old and has only been turned off a handful of
> times. The bulb has been noted by The Guinness Book of World Records,
> Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and General Electric as being the world's
> longest-lasting light bulb."
> 
>    Let us know when your CFL reaches that age. :-)

The 'bulb' in my toaster has survived thousands on on/off cycles, but
I wouldn't want it lighting my home.  Both efficiency and longevity
are important.

galen
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