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2. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

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   In January 2011, the province of British Columbia banned retailers from ordering 75- or 100-watt incandescent bulbs. [82] Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations are published on the Natural Resources Canada website. [83] The Canadian federal government banned the import and sale of 75- and 100-watt incandescent bulbs, effective 1 January 2014.

3. GU24 lamp fitting - Wikipedia

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   The GU24 fitting is intended to maintain the energy efficiency of the light by preventing an occupant from using an incandescent bulb instead of a CFL. Adapters to use incandescent bulbs in a GU24 fitting are illegal in the State of California as they would be a fire hazard in fixtures designed for the lower heat output of a CFL bulb. [2]

4. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

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   For example, a 100-watt, 120-volt lamp has a resistance of 144 ohms when lit, but the cold resistance is much lower (about 9.5 ohms). [76] [b] Since incandescent lamps are resistive loads, simple phase-control TRIAC dimmers can be used to control brightness. Electrical contacts may carry a "T" rating symbol indicating that they are designed to ...

5. Fluorescent-lamp formats - Wikipedia

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   In the United States and Canada, lamps are typically identified by a code such as FxxTyy, where F is for fluorescent, and the first number (xx) indicates either the power in watts for bi-pin lamps, length in inches for single-pin and high-output lamps, and for circular bulbs, the diameter of the circular bulb.

6. How bright can a car’s LED lights be before it becomes ...

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7. Torchère - Wikipedia

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   Early lamps with 300W bulbs tended to fail quickly. Retrofitting the lamp with a 100W bulb resulted in a substantial improvement in bulb life with minimal loss in brightness. Halogen torchères have been banned in some places, such as dormitories , because of the large numbers of fires they have caused.

8. What Are Your Chances Of Having A White Christmas? Here Are ...

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   Plains. A few white Christmas wishes came true in the Plains last year. Pierre, South Dakota, had 2 inches on the ground, and 4.2 inches of snow fell during the day.

9. Kevin Costner Shares Photos of Family Thanksgiving with 6 of ...

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   Kevin Costner is reflecting on his Thanksgiving with his family.. On Monday, Dec. 2, the actor marked the recent holiday with a heartwarming post in which he spoke about being “grateful” to ...