sf > wrote:

> wrote:
>
>> I love those CFLs, they save me money and in two years and out of twenty
>> bulbs only one bulb burned out and replaced it with no problems.

>I put one in my laundry room recently. Have you noticed that it
>starts off bright, and dims shortly afterward? I haven't timed it...
>but maybe it's a minute.

CFL's generally fluctuate in brightness more than a normal light
bulb would. This might have to do with them warming up, or
it may have more to do with their being sensitive to slight variations
in power-line voltage.

It's a little bit of a hassle. My kitchen overhead light has
historically been a 150W incandescent. I replaced it with the
biggest CFL that would fit in the fixture, which is 105W
equivalent. If it's operating at full brightness, it's about
bright enough for the purpose, but sometimes it is at less
than full brightness.

Steve