enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_incandescent...

   The report claimed that due to outdoor lighting and air conditioning use in summer months, there is a net cost saving from changing to compact fluorescent lighting in all climates. [166] The cost of CFL and LED bulbs has decreased greatly since 2008, which shortens the time needed to pay off their initial cost.

3. GU24 lamp fitting - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GU24_lamp_fitting

   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. Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under ...

   www.aol.com/news/prepare-flick-off-incandescent...

   Practical incandescent bulbs, which trace their origin to an 1880 Edison patent, can't meet those standards. Neither can halogen bulbs. Neither can halogen bulbs. The rules also ban imports of ...

5. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb

   Incandescent light bulbs consist of an air-tight glass enclosure (the envelope, or bulb) with a filament of tungsten wire inside the bulb, through which an electric current is passed. Contact wires and a base with two (or more) conductors provide electrical connections to the filament.

6. Phoebus cartel - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel

   The Phoebus cartel was an international cartel that controlled the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs in much of Europe and North America between 1925 and 1939. . The cartel took over market territories and lowered the useful life of such bulbs, which is commonly cited as an example of planned obsolescen

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

   www.aol.com/news/bright-car-led-lights-becomes...

   LED headlights are the new norm for many vehicles, but is there a limit to how bright they can be?

8. Fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescent_lamp

   This is due to instability in the negative resistance of arc discharge, [74] which can be from a bad lamp or ballast or poor connection. New fluorescent lamps may show a twisting spiral pattern of light in a part of the lamp. This effect is due to loose cathode material and usually disappears after a few hours of operation. [32]: 22

9. Bagged Salads Recalled in Canada Due to Salmonella ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/bagged-salads-recalled...

   There’s an active recall on a popular Taylor Farms salad kit sold in Canada, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). This is due to a sample positively testing for Salmonella ...