New Higher wattage more efficient CFL's

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bubblegoogles

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Hey everyone,
Here is the latest in CFL technology. Along with the 125 and 250 watt monster 5 and 8U CFL's comes the new 5U Rosebud CFL. The rose bud CFL is 30% more efficient than the conventional and U type CFL's. The spiral and U type CFL's ALL have an efficiency rating of 60-65 Lumins/ Watt. The new rosebud's are rated at 75-80 lumins/watt. This means a 105 watt rosebud is as bright as a 150 watt 5U CFL. The only down side is that the rosebud only comes in the maximum size of 105 watts however this allows the bulb to use a standard E26 lamp base rather than a mogul and still have the output of a 5U. Why are they so efficient? the shape of the bulb allows more light to shine through the larger air gaps between the bulbs tubes were as the conventional spiral and U type traps the light in the inner core of the bulb. Heat is also dispersed better.
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PublicEnemy

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Where can I get one? I was just CFL shopping in Home Depot for anything new and didn't see much...I'm from a city area so they never get that stuff first
 
dank nug

dank nug

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i have one of those 65 watt 6500k bulbs. where can i get a cheap ballast for it?? i would really like to use it. its just been sitting for a year :(
 
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bubblegoogles

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dank nug said:
i have one of those 65 watt 6500k bulbs. where can i get a cheap ballast for it?? i would really like to use it. its just been sitting for a year :(
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These and most cfl's are self ballasted. You can't buy just the ballast. The only other cfl i know of that are not self ballasted are the Nlite ones out of the UK
 
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StupidMoFo

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I've owned 2 105 watt normal U styled ones for a bit now. As long as you have a little air running over them you can easily touch them without being burned
 
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bubblegoogles

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StupidMoFo said:
I've owned 2 105 watt normal U styled ones for a bit now. As long as you have a little air running over them you can easily touch them without being burned
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I never said heat was an issue just it dissipates the heat better because of the larger air gaps between the tubes.
 
djlifeline

djlifeline

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In the UK I buy mine on ebay not sure if can egt cheaper I have a 125w U style CFL and works well. Im going to be adding a 300w monster to it aswell. About £69 with reflector for a 300w on ebay.
 
olyippie

olyippie

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bubblegoogles said:
Hey everyone,
Here is the latest in CFL technology. Along with the 125 and 250 watt monster 5 and 8U CFL's comes the new 5U Rosebud CFL. The rose bud CFL is 30% more efficient than the conventional and U type CFL's. The spiral and U type CFL's ALL have an efficiency rating of 60-65 Lumins/ Watt. The new rosebud's are rated at 75-80 lumins/watt. This means a 105 watt rosebud is as bright as a 150 watt 5U CFL. The only down side is that the rosebud only comes in the maximum size of 105 watts however this allows the bulb to use a standard E26 lamp base rather than a mogul and still have the output of a 5U. Why are they so efficient? the shape of the bulb allows more light to shine through the larger air gaps between the bulbs tubes were as the conventional spiral and U type traps the light in the inner core of the bulb. Heat is also dispersed better.
Check out these pictures.
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Can you tell me where I can buy these rosebud lights?
Thanx, Ol'Yippie
 
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