Quote Originally Posted by K0BG View Post
I didn't read this whole thread, so I apologize if someone mentioned this before.

One of the biggest issues CFL isn't mercury, how the power is generated, but what it does to the grid. The conduction angle is rather narrow, which puts a big hit on the power factor.
No, that's not true.

What the conduction angle does is to affect the crest factor.

Quote Originally Posted by K0BG View Post
If you replaced all of the incandescents in your home with equivalent wattage CFLs, your meter will actually measure more power usage. If you don't believe this, ask yourself this question—why are the big power companies pushing them so hard!??
Sorry, that's simply not true. If it were true, a CFL would get even hotter than an incandescent. But in fact CFLs don't get as hot as incandescents.

The energy companies are pushing CFLs and LEDs to avoid building more power plants.

73 de Jim, N2EY