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Re: NFC: light bulbs and tannins



Forgive my ignorance - what is LOA (besides a country music song -
love on
arrival)?

Scott


Wright Huntley wrote:

> George Davis wrote:
> >
> >     I too have had problems with LOA dying.  I would not buy another one nor
> > use it if you gave it to me.
> >                     George
>
> Thanks George,
>
> It's nice to know it isn't just me. LOA makes some fine, inexpensive stuff.
> The dual 40W shop lights aren't them.
>
> For a really, true rip-off, buy some of those twisty CFs! They have no lamp
> socket, so you have to throw ballast, screw base and all away, when they
> blacken and die at somewhat less lifetime than a typical incandescent bulb.
>
> The twisty corkscrew design makes them more compact, but the amount of
> restrike light skyrockets, so the efficiency is way lower than any biax
> straight u-tube lamp, particularly in any reflector lamp housing.
>
> Wright
>
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>
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