<div dir="ltr">I just had my air conditioner replaced yesterday, and the AC guy said something that I thought was interesting. He said that Alabama Power (my provider) was fairly good at producing power inexpensively, but bad at distributing it. He said that rather than the supposed 60hz that they're supposed to deliver, it's usually a little less than that - say around 58-59Hz. It's usually close enough to not fry everything from brownouts, but also low enough to lower the longevity of things like these energy-saving lights that are supposed to last ten years. This has been my experience, by the way. They tend to go bad after a couple of years (maybe).</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 4:38 AM, Jim Lynch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ale_nospam@fayettedigital.com" target="_blank">ale_nospam@fayettedigital.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">On 08/12/2013 11:09 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:<br>
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I wish I could figure out a way to participate in the led market but the big box stores and online retailers eliminate most of the possibilities for little guys.<br>
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There's always the niche markets, like RV and boat users who are looking for better ways to conserve power.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Jim.</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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