Dean W. Armstrong

As previously mentioned , I've tried to keep track of CFL bulbs I used and how long they have lasted. Some have outlived some of the new...

As seen previously , a series of CFLs I used starting around 2008 onwards failed at varying lifetimes. I report a third failure, of a Nvisio...

A third CFL failed in my torchiere conversion I did back in the winter of 2008. I used this light about 7 hours a day consistently until m...

I just noticed that a second CFL failed in my torchiere conversion I did back in the winter of 2008. I use this light about 7 hours a day ...

If you are curious, the resistance of a 300W type J halogen bulb, the ones you would find in those halogen torchiere lamps, is 3.3 ohms when...

Stanley Fish writes in the NYTimes: But my house is now full of environmentally approved lightbulbs. They are dim, ugly and expensive, but I...

Compact Fluorescents are all hot right now. And it's Earth Week. I bought a floor lamp from Home Depot that used a single standard bulb...

Compact fluorescent lighting is a hot topic in the media right now. Repeated utility and environmental group campaigns have encouraged peop...