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To: combjelly who wrote (364005)	12/21/2007 3:18:30 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1588061

CJ, > They either die pretty quickly, or they last a long time. I could say the same thing about cars sold by Ford, but I'd rather have some consistency in the reliability. Tenchusatsu

To: combjelly who wrote (364005)	12/22/2007 4:46:48 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1588061

Or "Blame the companies who manufacture their CF bulbs in China in order to save costs, but continue to advertise the 10,000 hour lifetime"?" But, that is the problem. They either die pretty quickly, or they last a long time. So part of it is an infant mortality problem. In addition, they are very heat sensitive. If the fixture doesn't have good air circulation, they die early that way too. It may well be the company. I just told Ten that I have never had one die since I started using them 7 years ago. And I have never bought one because the city keeps handing them out.