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Post #266,314
by Andrew Grygus
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8/29/06 5:24:50 PM
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New Also use them here and there, but . . .
. . most of my lights are on dimmers, and I use those dimmers, so it's no go there.

There were supposed to be dimmable florescents available by now (florescence agitated by RF rather than high voltage) but I haven't seen any. Maybe an FCC problem.
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Post #266,316
by SpiceWare
8/29/06 5:36:18 PM
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New Tried some - wasn't impressed
The dimming didn't work well with X-10. Plus they're rather [link|http://www.smarthome.com/903233.HTML|pricy].

I'm considering [link|http://www.smarthome.com/whatisinsteon.html|Insteon] to replace the X-10, have been waiting for the toggle switches, which I see they [link|http://www.smarthome.com/prodindex.asp?catid=103|finally have]. I think the dimmable CFL will work as expected with it since Insteon uses both powerline and RF to transmit the commands.

Damn - the toggle switchs are $46 vs $19-46 for the decora style. Think I'll wait a while longer. 
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     Walmart to do something good?!? - (SpiceWare) - (17) - Aug. 29, 2006, 05:18:25 PM EDT
         Also use them here and there, but . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Aug. 29, 2006, 05:24:50 PM EDT
             Tried some - wasn't impressed - (SpiceWare) - Aug. 29, 2006, 05:36:18 PM EDT
         Every bulb in my apt. is flourescent... -NT - (imric) - Aug. 29, 2006, 05:33:03 PM EDT
         I use them... - (Yendor) - Aug. 29, 2006, 05:36:56 PM EDT
         Every time a bulb burns out I replace with fluorescent - (admin) - (1) - Aug. 29, 2006, 05:40:33 PM EDT
             Me too. - (pwhysall) - Aug. 30, 2006, 02:51:50 AM EDT
         Stupid question - (Simon_Jester) - (5) - Aug. 29, 2006, 05:53:10 PM EDT
             I think you would need a wall wart for each - (hnick) - (2) - Aug. 29, 2006, 06:04:57 PM EDT
                 Nope... the way things are going... - (folkert) - (1) - Aug. 29, 2006, 07:33:15 PM EDT
                     Way cool, sounds nifty. Thanks for the info. - (hnick) - Aug. 30, 2006, 08:16:32 AM EDT
             CF are still more efficient. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Aug. 29, 2006, 06:22:43 PM EDT
                 CF colour. - (static) - Aug. 30, 2006, 03:08:56 AM EDT
         We have several, too. - (Steve Lowe) - Aug. 29, 2006, 05:56:39 PM EDT
         Something doesn't add up - (drewk) - (1) - Aug. 29, 2006, 07:29:34 PM EDT
             I think it's something like this. - (Another Scott) - Aug. 29, 2006, 08:36:55 PM EDT
         Are they seriously known as 'ice cream cone bulbs'?! - (Meerkat) - (1) - Aug. 30, 2006, 02:18:26 AM EDT
             I haven't heard that name used, but . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Aug. 30, 2006, 10:04:00 AM EDT

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