[LINK] Here's one that will snag a few

[Jan Whitaker]

At 04:27 PM 20/02/2007, Howard Lowndes wrote:

>I couyld survive without my computer for one day, but the saved 
>power would be redirected to the telephone and support to handle 
>calls from my clients who can't.

And today Turnbull came out with making incan. lamps illegal! The 
calls on talkback were enlightening:

they don't fit all fixtures
they interfere with remote controls for tv
they cause epileptic reactions and migraines in some people
the light levels are 1/4 of the incans used in LV downlights, so you 
need more to get similar light levels
dimmer switches need to be fitted with balasts at costs of a lot of money
the sales pitch about length of life is not always reliable, and at 
up to 200 times the cost of incans, there will be a lot of unhappy campers
they contain toxic elements like mercury, so will require special disposal
the minister had no answer for having businesses turn out office 
lighting that is unneeded rather than punishing individual consumers (again)
they claim savings that are outlandish on electricity bills - rubbish!

Another example of policy on the run. I'm going to stock up on incans 
while I can.

Better solution: turn off the damn switch!

Jan

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