Hi Sven!, [Linked Image]
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I've noticed some grocery stores selling 110-volt rated bulbs. They may be brighter, but they don't last as long.
Yes we have the "budget" light bulbs here too, something like 30c each.
uksparky,
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I would use 'low-energy' lamps - but I hate the colour-rendering as well as the appearance
I agree with you, however, in my office here, where my computer is, I use a fitting I made up from a 13W ballast and 2 9W PL-S (Colour 840) lamps and the difference in the colour between that and the normal room lights, is quite remarkable.
With 18W of fluorescent lamps, I can easily light this room up and to a certain degree it's a bit kinder on the eyes, when looking at this monitor.
Just while we're talking about light bulbs,
do you guys have the compact incandescent bulbs?.
Same wattage lamps, but with a smaller glass envelope.
I saw some at the local wholesaler yesterday, they looked really strange!. [Linked Image]

{Sorry about the thread-jack, uksparky}