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Old 08-17-2004, 04:47 PM   #8 (permalink)
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On the famous other hand...

Recently someone suggested that over the lifespan of a bulb, they start to draw more current, up to twice of an original bulb. That was in connection with T5 bulbs, which are/can be run by special ballasts that will switch them off once they reach a certain current, to avoid ballast death.

Is that just a total myth?? Doesn't apply to all fluorescents?
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