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If your compact fluorescent bulb breaks, you should carefully clean up the broken pieces using gloves and a damp paper towel. Avoid touching the broken pieces with your bare hands. Dispose of the broken bulb in a sealed plastic bag and take it to a recycling center that accepts fluorescent bulbs. Open windows and ventilate the room to disperse any Mercury vapor that may have been released.
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What is the average lifespan of a compact fluorescent bulb?
The average lifespan of a compact fluorescent bulb is typically around 8,000 to 10,000 hours.
What is the brightest Compact Fluorescent bulb?
The brightest compact fluorescent bulb is of over 100 lumens or higher outputs at higher drive currents.
Which bulb last longer an incandescent light bulb or Compact fluorescent lights?
compact floresent
Can one replace a tungsten bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb?
Yes, if it fits the socket and the light fitting, or lamp fixture, with its cover or shade. You will not be able to dim the compact fluorescent as you did the incandescent (unless you have a really fancy dimmer).
How efficient is a compact fluorescent bulb?
about 5 times as efficient.
How are you supposed to dispose of Compact fluorescent bulbs?
Compact fluorescent bulb contain mercury.You're supposed to take them to your local hazardous waste facility.
Why do compact fluorescent bulbs flicker?
Compact fluorescent bulbs may flicker due to issues with the ballast, which regulates the flow of electricity to the bulb. When the ballast is faulty or incompatible with the bulb, it can cause flickering.
Should the government make a law that requires all people to use compact fluorescent light bulb for the common good?
no
What is the swirly light bulb called?
The swirly light bulb is called a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL). It is a type of energy-efficient light bulb that produces light by using electricity to excite the gas inside the bulb to create illumination.
What does CFL's in lighting stand for?
The fulform of CFL bulbs is compact fluorecent light
How many mercury atoms are in one fluorescent light bulb?
in a compact flourescent about 8mg.
What energy transformations occur in a compact fluorescent light bulb?
In a compact fluorescent light bulb, electrical energy is transformed into light energy through the excitation of mercury vapor atoms inside the bulb. Some electrical energy is also transformed into heat energy due to resistance in the bulb's circuitry and the phosphor coating on the bulb.
