Thats odd... I just went to my walmart a while ago and got 40w cfl bug lights, and they had a few brands of incandescent bulbs, what state are you in that they no longer carry incandescent bug bulbs? On Jul 22, 2013 7:26 PM, "Shannon Haworth" <shannon.haworth@...> wrote: > I use one of these: > http://www.rei.com/product/709063/petzl-tactikka-plus-led-headlamp > > Works great > > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Jim <n6otq@...> wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > I just remembered seeing colored CFLs at Home Depot. I think yellow was > > in their batch. > > > > Not cheap, though. > > > > 73 > > Jim N6OTQ > > > > >________________________________ > > > From: Jim Hancock <jhancock1@...> > > >To: homebrew_pcbs@yahoogroups.com > > >Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 7:06 PM > > >Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Yellow CFL bulb > > > > > > > > > > >Probably not yellow glass but yellow phosphor coating. All fluorescent > > >lamps work by using UV from a mercury vapor light source to excite a > > >phosphor coating on the inside of the tube. Any missing phosphor will > > >allow some UV to escape although most glass does block some UV rays. > > >For what it's worth, Amazon has some 60 w bug lamps. > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Be sure to visit the group home and check for new Links, Files, and Photos: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBsYahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Yellow CFL bulb
2013-07-23 by joe lobocki
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