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Illuminating update on CFLS.(compact fluorescent lamp)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
After thousands of hours, most of the 13- to 15-watt compact fluorescent lights we are testing still work. That's good news, considering that equivalent 60-watt incandescents typically last only 1,000 hours. All of the CFLs qualified for the Energy Star program.
But the light went out early on seven of nine Feit Ecobulb ESL13T bulbs, which cost about $2.25 apiece. Most of these failed between 3,300 to 3,900 hours of lighting in our tests, which cycle them on and off. The package claimed 8,000 hours average life. A better choice was the Feit Ecobulb Plus ESL13T/Eco ($2.66). All 10 samples of that model passed a 5,000-hour preliminary test, and they are being tested further, along with other brands. So far, here are some other good choices: GE 8,000 Hour Long Life ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 30, 2007 700+ words
...efficient light bulbs, introduced today the Ecobulb Plus -- the first widely available low...light bulb (CFL) in the U.S. With Ecobulb Plus, Feit Electric is demonstrating its...level of mercury in the industry, the Ecobulb Plus also contains lower levels of lead...
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- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) April 9, 2009 700+ words
...mercury, 12,000 hour average life Sylvania: Dura-one reflector bulb, less than 1.8 mgs of mercury, 15,000 hours Feit: Ecobulb, less than 2.5 mgs of mercury, 8,000-10,000 hour average life MaxLite: 1.2-2.5 mgs mercury, 10,000 hours...
