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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Wow. Not sure I’ve ever been paged before.<BR>
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Consumption should be determined by the bulb. The ballast would be rated to max out at 18W but “passes through” what the bulb is burning. I talked to technical guys at two of our CFL manufacturers who confirmed this.<BR>
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On 4/27/11 11:41 AM, "Sam Ewbank" <<a href="g.l.ewbank@gmail.com">g.l.ewbank@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Alan Abrams <<a href="alan@abramsdesignbuild.com">alan@abramsdesignbuild.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>If I have a CF type light fixture with an integral ballast, which is designed for an 18 watt pin type lamp, but use a 13 watt lamp instead, do I really save 5 watts? Or is the ballast that determines the draw...<BR>
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