CFLs and power factor?

[BioHazard]

Got a Kill-A-Watt? Can you test it & see?

Yeah...kill-a-watt says 25W, 38VA, and .31A after the bulb has warmed up.

[BioHazard]

I have a Q, what about CCFL's, do they also suffer from the same PF issues?

Lloyd

I believe the PF problem is simply because the CFLs use small and cheap ballasts. High power factor CFLs are available, for a price. Probably the same is true with CCFLs, you get what you pay for...

[Derb]

Hi Fellas. Replaced all of my workshop lamps with pigtail 21 watt energysavers. Used to use 6 x 200 watt standards and now use 25 x energysavers in standard batton holders. Difference is amazing. Downside is warmup time of energysavers and life of lamps is shorter regardless of B____S___T advertising. If reading is a factor, run a few standard low wattage lamps in between the energysavers. I have spent years in a 24/7 electrical control room environment and the flouro's killed our eyes until we started staggering the lamps with low wattage standards and staggered the phases. Cheers.