View Full Version : If you frequently turn a CFL bulb on and off won't it consume more power than incandescent?
blumpkin blownuts
02-06-2013, 04:04 AM
All the info I've found online talks about how much less power CFL's use compared to incandescent.
However, nothing touches on the fact that the integrated ballasts temporarily draw alot of current to start up the light. So I'm wondering how frequently a CFL can be turned on and off in order to consume as much power as you would if you left the bulb on for X amount of time?
Lisa Claus
02-06-2013, 04:05 AM
lol
blumpkin blownuts
02-06-2013, 04:06 AM
yes?
Lisa Claus
02-06-2013, 04:15 AM
lol
I don't know
only thing I've studied about light globes is which ones are best to grow pot under and why my energy efficent fluro light bulbs slightly flash every 20 seconds or so when turned off
my favorite answer was "well clearly it's ghosts"
but really it's just residue electricity in the wiring that builds up to enough to make it slightly flash... they don't need much electricity to light up
you can stick them underneath powerlines and they can light up without even being plugged in too
boobz
02-06-2013, 04:18 AM
www.reddit.com/r/askscience
blumpkin blownuts
02-06-2013, 04:23 AM
nevermind, it's in the wiki for fluorescent lighting
The extra energy used to start a fluorescent lamp is equivalent to a few seconds of normal operation; it is more energy-efficient to switch off lamps when not required for several minutes.
Alsto
02-06-2013, 05:00 PM
so no cfl strobes...
m0nde
02-06-2013, 05:02 PM
are cfl bulbs used in the canadian football league? like by the calgary roughriders?
Alsto
02-06-2013, 05:09 PM
idk, you're the canadian...
Lisa Claus
02-06-2013, 05:17 PM
I am glad there has been a return to this topic about light bulbs
blumpkin blownuts
02-06-2013, 05:29 PM
yes, me too
m0nde
02-06-2013, 05:32 PM
can you buy canadian football league light bulbs at GNC?
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