May 17, 2012, 12:29:41 AM
Welcome,
Guest
. Please
login
or
register
.
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
News
:
Home
Help
Search
Login
Register
Optoelectronics, Optics, Lights and Lasers
>
Non-Coherent Light Sources
>
Fluorescent Lamps
>
is a compact fluorescent bulb the same as a fluorescent bulb?
Pages: [
1
]
« previous
next »
Print
Author
Topic: is a compact fluorescent bulb the same as a fluorescent bulb? (Read 1744 times)
Fish_Stix_Suck
Newbie
Posts: 1
is a compact fluorescent bulb the same as a fluorescent bulb?
«
on:
July 12, 2011, 11:35:19 AM »
I know it might be a silly question but I want/need to know
Logged
James1011R
Newbie
Posts: 1
Re: is a compact fluorescent bulb the same as a fluorescent bulb?
«
Reply #1 on:
July 13, 2011, 05:27:57 AM »
A compact fluorescent bulb is a lightbulb similar to the bulb used in Yahoo Answers while a fluorescent bulb is the tubing used in offices and schools.
Logged
billrussell42
Newbie
Posts: 28
Re: is a compact fluorescent bulb the same as a fluorescent bulb?
«
Reply #2 on:
July 13, 2011, 06:10:09 AM »
Similar. The CFL contains a fluorescent tube wound in a spiral, but it also includes an electronic ballast. Most fluorescent tubes you see have the ballast as a separate module.
The ballast generates the special conditions needed to start the arc that causes the light.
.
Logged
mustapha
Newbie
Posts: 1
Re: is a compact fluorescent bulb the same as a fluorescent bulb?
«
Reply #3 on:
July 13, 2011, 06:59:13 AM »
yes compact fluorscent bulb is exactly thesame as ordinary fluorsent bulb. Because both have same working principle operation.
Logged
steven
Newbie
Posts: 14
Re: is a compact fluorescent bulb the same as a fluorescent bulb?
«
Reply #4 on:
July 13, 2011, 08:13:28 AM »
Yes, they are basically the same, except the ballast for ceiling lights have replaceable bulbs, whereas the CF is an all-in-one, so you dispose of the electronics with the bulb when it goes bad.
Both work off the same principals and use the same halide; Florine :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halide
Logged
Pages: [
1
]
Print
« previous
next »
Jump to:
Please select a destination:
-----------------------------
General Category
-----------------------------
=> About PhotonicsLab.Org
=> Optical News
-----------------------------
The Science of Light
-----------------------------
=> Theory and Properties of Light
=> Optics
=> Holography
-----------------------------
Non-Coherent Light Sources
-----------------------------
=> Natural Light Sources
=> Combustion
=> Incandescent Lamps
=> Chemical Lights
=> Fluorescent Lamps
=> Gas Discharge Lamps
=> High Intensity Discharge Lamps
=> Electroluminescent Lamps
=> Radioluminescence
=> Other Light Sources
-----------------------------
Coherent Light Sources
-----------------------------
=> Gas Lasers
=> Solid Lasers
=> Liquid Lasers
=> Semiconductor Lasers
-----------------------------
General Talk
-----------------------------
=> Community chat
=> Arts Culture and Lifestyle
=> Sports Games and Entertainment
=> Science and Technology
=> Health and Medicine
Loading...
