Being a green weenie, I bought some of those squiggly CFL bulbs that are supposed to save energy. Right on the package it says "60W replacement using only 13W". Light output is rated at 825 lumens vs. 840 lumens for 60W incandescents. Cool, less than a 1/4 of the energy!
So, I go home and take my 60W bulb out and replace it with my new green weenie bulb. I flip the switch and ...........,
This thing is WAAAAAAY dimmer than a 60W bulb!
I look on the internet and can't find any information that would indicate that these put out less light, only find info that it takes them a while to warm up. So I let it warm up, still sucks. I replace it with another CFL, still sucks.
I don't get it, they must be measuring light output outside of the visible spectrum because I sure can't see it.
So, I go home and take my 60W bulb out and replace it with my new green weenie bulb. I flip the switch and ...........,
This thing is WAAAAAAY dimmer than a 60W bulb!
I look on the internet and can't find any information that would indicate that these put out less light, only find info that it takes them a while to warm up. So I let it warm up, still sucks. I replace it with another CFL, still sucks.
I don't get it, they must be measuring light output outside of the visible spectrum because I sure can't see it.