Re: Compact Flourescent Lamps

On Aug 10, 11:44 am, Richard Evans <info...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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- I've never seen in the dicusssion of the dangers of CFLs a mention
of similar dangers from tubes.

I do, vaguely.

The mercury vapor is needed so that there is a conductive path
between the electrodes when the tube is cold, before the gas is
ionized.

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FF

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