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They do not like dimmer switches.

REB — 3/6/2007 10:17:28 PM (archived)

Dimmer switches, if I remember correctly, turn the lights off and on real fast. Florescent lights do not like that.

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GE Announces Advancement in Incandescent Technology - gbaikie - 3/4/2007 9:58:06 AM
- Why don't they try making an LED Bulb. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/9/2007 2:35:49 PM
  - They do. - Delbert - 3/9/2007 4:13:20 PM
    - I realized that they do make those after posting the comment. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/9/2007 4:48:02 PM
- Don't you love - azstrummer - 3/6/2007 2:57:21 AM
  - re: Don't you love - gbaikie - 3/7/2007 12:40:47 PM
  - GE manufactures compact fluorescent bulbs, too. (n/t) - TB - 3/6/2007 9:06:46 PM
    - I have replaced most of the bulbs in my house with fluorescent bulbs - REB - 3/6/2007 10:14:59 PM
      - Me too, but... - McFly - 3/7/2007 6:42:15 PM
        
        re: Me too, but... - Fox - 3/8/2007 6:55:56 PM
      - They do not like dimmer switches. - REB - 3/6/2007 10:17:28 PM
        
        re: They do not like dimmer switches. - DWC - 3/9/2007 4:32:19 PM
        
        LED lighting systems work with dimmers. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/9/2007 4:50:07 PM
        
        True. After all they are just diodes (n/t) - DWC - 3/9/2007 9:54:30 PM
- Better use a Differnt Acronym than HEI - carl - 3/5/2007 5:17:55 PM

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