Two Truths and a Lie About Yourself

[Mike]

3 for me; it's gonna rain tomorrow. 3 for you too? i mean, you just installed the lamps so unless they were near EOL they shouldn't have quit this early...

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

Yeah it was 3.  Although one of them WAS EOL so I changed it only to stick some Gro-Lux Widespectum lamps in that fixture so I could put some celery
plants under it.

-It's still daylight outside
-I heat my house with wood
-That Sears shoplight is lit right now.

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

I got that F96T12 fixture!
I haven't even started on the Christmas light scene yet sans one string in my room.
I stuck some GE Residential Light lamps in the fixture over my computer since I got tired of the warm whites...

[Mike]

#1? If so, I'm confident you'll get one some day.

1. I now have some 5000K lamps. I like the color!
2. One of the GE 5000K lamps didn't work though so I need to take it back for an exchange.
3. My grandpa is probably going to sell the autobody shop, meaning there won't be a T12 to T8 conversion, though I'm not letting him sell the shop with that preheater in the bathroom!

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

#2?

I have some Ace 34w lamps that actually work better than F40s in a wraparound in my garage
There's a Philips F40CW in my shed light
There's 5000K CFLs in some globe lights in my hallway

[Mike]

yep

hmm/ i don't know. I'll say 1 is a lie since 34W lamps suck but i somehow think that it's a truth...

1. I'm only having a day and a half of school this week.
2. I have anxiety/depression (though it hasn't yet been formally diagnosed yet).
3. It's been pretty warm this week here.

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

#1.  #2 was wrong though I wish I could have found a way to replace the Philips F40CWs at a relative's house and bring them home when I cleaned out the house of anything I wanted after they passed away.

The 34w lamps actually work better on that LPF ballast! F40s are dim and flickery but the 34 watters start more reliably in cold, although of course they striate. But they're better than F40s believe it or not! I only put them into test them when a neighbor gave them to me the other day.  I bet they were NOS.  The first startup was dramatic and cool...I installed them with the power on (yellow wire side lamp first) then the other one.  The first one lit at the cathodes of course, then when the other lamp was inserted started to glow at the ends which moved it's way inward in a couple seconds.  Then the other did the sparky glow-thing at the ends, then they both lit.  It was really cool! I should've got it on video!

-My computer seems to be mildly shocking me with the Ethernet cord plugged in
This room is lit by a 75w incandescent
I found some Westy blackenders last week.

[Mike]

nope it was 3. it's actually been warmer where you are in Alaska than it has been here. it's been in the teens and 20s this week and staying that way for a few more days. The high today was 17F. i don't mind the cold though. I'll take it over the heat and humidity.... sorry for not replying to the rest but i have to go now. I'll reply to the rest later tonight.

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

Did you look up the SE area weather?

[Mike]

SE? what's that? On the Today Show they showed the temps for the whole country and they said that Alaska was warmer than much of the continental US (including us in RI). It's still cold here, 25 degrees was the high temeprature today but this weekend it's randomly going to be in the 40s and next week it'll be more seasonable in the mid 30s.

Now my reply to the rest of your post (again, sorry but my parents told me we had to go before. )

yeah I've heard the F34s work better on the NPF/LPF ballasts. I guess since they're designed for 30/40W lamps they underdrive F40s so they don't work as well. Hmm well while I don't recommend installing lamps with the power on (I'm always paranoid about getting shocked lol) at least you were smart enough to install the yellow end first. Yeah when lamps are lit for the first time they sometimes to some interesting stuff! same for EOL too...

#2 is a lie?

1. It was sunny today but cold.
2. I'm about to eat supper now.
3. I changed the M-250A out to the westie RMA again.

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

The Westy blackenders...IDK for you?
-My house is on well water...
I bought some Philips Alto lamps last week.
I fired up some MH lamps I have yesterday.

[Mike]

3 for me. 2 for you?

1. im listening to "you're all i got tonight" by the cars
2. I bought some incandescent today that were still on the shelf
3.We got snow last wednesday.

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

Actually I just realized I put two lies and one truth...my house has city water but not city power, and no I don't have any Alto lamps.  The only reduced-mercury lamps in my house and on my boat are F32T8 3500K GE Ecoluxes at my house and 4100K and 6500K Sylvania eco Octrons...

1 or 2 for you? I don't know...
There's a lot of radio stations in my area
It's below freezing right now and in the unheated garage the Ace 34w lamps still start right up!
Warm white GE Mainlighters in another LPF rapid start shoplight struggle though in these temps till they warm up...

[GEsoftwhite100watts]

1. There's a 175w Philips clear MV lighting my backyard.
2. I have an old Sears chest freezer.
3. I have a GE Bonusline RS ballast.

[Mike]

# 2 for your first one and #1 for your second one?

1. It's going to snow a lot Sunday into Monday here.
2. The state of Rhode Island is officially out of rock salt to treat the roads, so will be using only sand.
3. I have two younger brothers.