[ale] OT: Disposal of standard fluorescent lamps?

[Greg Clifton]

Mike,

That would be because "heat" rises and heat/vibration/static discharge are
the enemies of electronics.The CFLs have electronic ballasts which basically
get "fried" by the heat. I've never had one last anything like the # of
years they are supposed to. I also find they don't like enclosed fixtures
either, the're much happier if they have some air circulation via convection
(and other wise) in a non-sealed fixture.

BTW, Atlanta lightbulb (now on Mountain Industrial Blvd on the corner of
Granite Drive, opposite side and a few buildings north of the Sam's club)
used to recycle all manner of fluorescent bulbs, for free IIRC.

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Michael Trausch <mike at trausch.us> wrote:

> Oh? Why is that?
>
> --
> Sent from my phone... a G2 running CM7 nightlies!
> On Mar 28, 2011 1:51 PM, "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> > This is good to know! I'm finding the "10 year life span" to be totally
> crap
> > marketing and have a small collection of CFL's and few 4' tubes that need
> a
> > funeral.
> >
> > BTW: CFL's are in general not designed for "base up" operation unless
> > specified.
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Geoffrey Myers <
> > lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Geoffrey Myers wrote:
> >> > Boris Borisov wrote:
> >> >> Southeast Recycling Technologies, Inc. Regional recycling services in
> >> >> Southeast for lamps and electronic scrap. Johnson City, TN; Memphis,
> >> >> TN; Nashville, TN; Burlington, NC; Kennesaw, GA, Christiansburg, VA
> >> >
> >> > Thanks, I'll check them out.
> >>
> >> They'll take them for .25 per bulb. Seems reasonable. If you decide to
> >> take them up on this offer, you need to call as this location is a one
> >> man operation and you need to coordinate dropping them off with Richard.
> >> Also, the preference is exact cash, as he does not have a 'cash box'
> >> on hand.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> 800-592-3970 www.recyclebulbs.com
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