The power consumption is lower on CFL lamps. Result, you save money operating them.
The CFL was invented in 1976 by Edward Hammer, an engineer with General Electric. It was created to respond to 1973 oil crisis.
A 13 watt cfl is the same as a 60 watt incandescent. So find an led bulb that is equivelant to a 60 watt incandescent
Yes. You can always use a light that uses LESS than the rated capacity of the fixture, just don't use a bulb that is rated at MORE than the rated capacity. The 13 Watt CFL uses LESS than the rated 40 Watts... so it's safe. ............. Unless the light fixture is connected to a dimmer. Most florescent bulbs don't work with most dimmers. Look for a note on the dimmer like; " suitable for florescent lights" or on the bulb "suitable for use on dimmers"
All track lighting models can use CFL bulbs. The important thing is that you get the correct CFL bulb as you must get the CFL bulbs that are designed for base up use like you find in track lights, pendant lights and recessed lighting. If the track lights are dimmable you also want to be sure to get a dimmable CFL bulb.
no because it would blow up because the socket would draw 13 watt not 9 watt
When you compare a CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) bulb to an LED bulb, the CFL bulb has a shorter lifespan. The CFL bulb also uses more electricity for the same brightness Also a CFL lasts longer and uses less electricity (for the same brightness) than an incandescent bulb.
It depends upon the type of light you are turning on the type of science involves ,i mean that whether CFL's or incandescent bulb. If it is CFL the the particles in the tube ionize and starts glowing and if incandescent bulb then due to the resistance of tungsten metal the filament starts glowing. Yes, it involves science.
A CFL uses 65% less energy and can reduce your power bill as well.A longer answerSince major improvements in the design of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) from 1990 onwards, by using a CFL light bulb 80% energy of the energy can be saved compared to the energy that is needed to produce a given amount of artificial light using conventional incandescent filament bulbs.In other words, to produce the same amount of visible light, a modern CFL uses only 1/5 (one fifth) of the power that an incandescent filament bulb uses.For example, a 20 watt CFL bulb produces similar light to a 100 watt incandescent filament bulb and a 30 watt CFL matches the light output of a 150 watt incandescent filament bulb.CFLs also have a much longer useful life-span, thus avoiding the need to change them as often as incandescent light bulbs.Another opinionThere are issues with the additional power used to manufacture CFL bulbs and the toxic chemicals inside these units.But, whilst they certainly do save energy for the end user, their drawbacks are that they probably use more energy overall and their manufacture causes more pollution.
Incandescent bulbs work by conducting an electric current along a filament made of a long, thin piece of tungsten metal. The filament must be heated to temperatures of about 2,300 degrees Celsius to glow and emit a yellow-hot light. CFL bulbs, on the other hand, are made of glass tubes filled with gas and a small amount of mercury .White Light is emitted when mercury molecules in a CFL bulb become excited by electricity running between two electrodes at its base. The mercury emits an invisible ultraviolet light that becomes visible when it hits the white coating inside the CLF bulb.
CFLs are more expensive in the short term, and some people suffer adverse physical reactions to them.
The CFL (compact Fluorescent Lamp) was invented in 1976 by Ed Hammer, who was a General Electric engineer. In 2002 Hammer was awarded the Edison Medal by the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his invention. [A CFL is a energy saving light bulb]
A 240 v 14 w cfl bulb uses about 0.14 amps.
The CFL was invented in 1976 by Edward Hammer, an engineer with General Electric. It was created to respond to 1973 oil crisis.
Over all, CFL light bulbs are good for the environment and they can save $. 1 CFL light bulb has 10 times the life span of a regular light bulb. 1 CFL light bulb could save enough energy to take a car from NY to San Francisco. 1 CFL light bulb uses between 50% and 80% less energy than a regular light bulb.
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This is a bit less light than a 40W incandescent bulb (much less than a 9-watt CFL bulb, but twice as much as a 5-watt CFL mini-bulb).
Edward Hammer in 1976.