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CFL lamps and Electronic switch modules
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| **THE-RFI-EMI-GUY** 2006-04-22, 2:21 am |
| My wife is after me to install automatic timers and IR occupancy
switches throughout the house. In the laundry, I have an IR occupancy
sensor, at the front door a timer that switches the porch light on and
off at certain hours. These are the types with a solid state switch (not
a relay). Now I find her screwing compact flourescents in place of
incandescents, there is one in the porch light now and it "seems" to work.
Can anyone advise the compatablity of CFL's and thse types of modules (I
know that dimmers won't work).
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Joe Leikhim K4SAT
"The RFI-EMI-GUY"©
"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
"Follow The Money" ;-P
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"**THE-RFI-EMI-GUY**" <rhyolite@nettally.com> wrote in message
news:g_i2g.1557$9R6.144@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
> My wife is after me to install automatic timers and IR occupancy
> switches throughout the house. In the laundry, I have an IR occupancy
> sensor, at the front door a timer that switches the porch light on and
> off at certain hours. These are the types with a solid state switch (not
> a relay). Now I find her screwing compact flourescents in place of
> incandescents, there is one in the porch light now and it "seems" to work.
>
> Can anyone advise the compatablity of CFL's and thse types of modules (I
> know that dimmers won't work).
>
> --
> Joe Leikhim K4SAT
> "The RFI-EMI-GUY"©
>
> "Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
> For if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
>
> "Follow The Money" ;-P
I installed 5 buildings of sensor and electronic ballasts. Found out quickly
that some work together and some do not. Some of the complex sensors needed
a relay before electronic ballasts.
I buy el cheap motion sensor lights and put CFL's in them. Works for me so
far.
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| **THE-RFI-EMI-GUY** 2006-04-23, 4:21 pm |
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SQLit wrote:
>"**THE-RFI-EMI-GUY**" <rhyolite@nettally.com> wrote in message
>news:g_i2g.1557$9R6.144@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
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>I installed 5 buildings of sensor and electronic ballasts. Found out quickly
>that some work together and some do not. Some of the complex sensors needed
>a relay before electronic ballasts.
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>I buy el cheap motion sensor lights and put CFL's in them. Works for me so
>far.
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Was there any damage from the incompatability? Did the CFL's fail to
light? Were the intermittent in starting?
--
Joe Leikhim K4SAT
"The RFI-EMI-GUY"©
"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
"Follow The Money" ;-P
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