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Answer by Prophet 1102
Because they are flourescent bulbs – which require a certain voltage level to react – then it’s all or nothing.

Answer by macroeye
all energy saving lamps, or CFLs are actually compact fluorescent lamps. they do not work on a dimmer and require the voltage specified, usage of a dimmer will seriously damage the lamp & cause it to fail. for usage with a dimmer, only conventional bulbs or halogen ones will work, but if you ask around, dimmable CFL can be found but they are costlier than standard ones as they are fitted with an electronic ballast.

Answer by sensible_man
Dimmable CFL bulbs are available now. More costly though. I think I even saw them at Walmart.

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Answer by Bog-man
I agree, it’s senseless.

Answer by eric l
If we do not make this change, then at 5:00 a.m. the sun rises when people are mostly asleep. Then at 5:00 p.m. the sun sets and then we turn on all these lights. If we set the clock ahead one hour, then each head light, and porch light, and parking lot light would be on for one less hour a day.
That would be a lot of energy.

Answer by Jackie
The time change is very important, if we did not change then kids would be going to school in the dark or coming home when it is dark. Some says do not change their times. During the summer we save on electricity due to the fact it stays light until nearly 9:00pm. It is the way it is interpreted to others and some enjoy the change and some don’t. It does take getting used to when we do change times, but there are always the good with the bad.

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Answer by Cem Doğan
yes l concur , yahoo should get this black background to save energy.. its nice idea..

Answer by Asit S
Before Yahoo website switches to black back ground. Let us first turn our personal display to black.

Answer by Bug B
the colour black has no effect on the energy your monitor consumes. google made a note of that when they inverted the colours of their website, if that is where you got the idea.

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Answer by Don K
I am not trying to sound rude. If it comes off that way sorry.

You are right, It is simple, If you know what you are doing. Your question going un-answered so long just proves that most people are just here to speak smack about solar electric. I have noticed that very few people that answer these questions have even seen a solar power system in real life. I have systems in ranches in Texas. On home boats in Washington DC on homes in Arkansas, So this is a very very easy setup to me. But most would have no idea.

Pick a battery that can handle the power drain and then just get a solar panel of the size you need to charge the size of battery you have. Then get a charge controller that will be massive enough handle the solar power you will be putting on it.

Amp hours of the battery times .05 will give you how many amps in solar panels you need if you picked your battery right compaired to the usage.

Use this number times 12 volts and you will have how many watts in solar panels you need. The charge controller is rated by amps and volts. Get a charge controller that will be able to handle the amps. Use the total amps of the solar panels times 1.25 to get the minium controller size.

Now go to a hardware store and purchase you some wires massive enough to handle the current of the system and a easy switch and box to turn the light on and off with. You will want to correctly size the fuses for the system.

Even if someone was to tell you step by step how to do it you will still have to know something about it. Or you are just shooting in the dark trying to hit the target.

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Answer by theres_blr
solar panel should be used directly, depending on heat voltage might slightly vary so always use battery along with solar panel
solar panel will always be charging the battery
with the battery support u can use a uninterrupted power
using home power with battery charger to charge battery at home.

Answer by classicsat
You have a battery basically. Probably a deep cycle marine or golf-cart type batter, maybe 100 to 150Ah.

The battery will have enough capacity to power your load for an sufficient time, to power the mobile radio, and charge the hand held radios. Depending, you might need an inverter to run the chargers, but good handhelds should have 12V charging options. The radios would take their power from the battery continuously, regardless of AC power, solar power, or lack of either.

The AC supply and solar panel will basically be paralleled.

The AC will be a supply suitable to charge your battery type and power a load. A 10A 13.8V regulated supply will do most likely.

Solar might be 40W of panels (more if needed), and a charge controller.

If it were me, I would add a circuit that would give preference to solar charging of the battery.

Answer by SoNu
The solar cells used by most calculators are also capable of powering LED bulbs up to 3 volts. While this might not sound like much power, 3-volt LED lights are bright enough to be used as a book light. Removing the solar cell from the calculator requires tiny more than a screwdriver and a pair of snips and can be done in less than 10 minutes.

Unscrew all of the visible screws on the calculator’s bottom panel (on its underside). You should be able to remove the external casing from the calculator after the screws are removed.

Cut the wires running from the solar panel to the main circuit board. You want to cut the wires close to the circuit board, leaving the longest lengths of wire possible. The longer the wires, the farther away from the LED you can place the solar cell. Strip about ½-inch of insulation from the cut end of the wires.

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Answer by Dr. Mick
omg lol mythbusters tested htis myth… the only time it is worth keeping ur light on is if its those huge long florsent pipe bulbs… turning those on consume as much energy as it being on for 29 sec. so if ur only ugnna be out of the room for 29 sec. leave it on if not turn it off… on the other hand if u have the small bulbs it takes the energy it takes 2 begin up is .2 sec of keeping it running so unless ur out of the room for 1/5 of a secound turn it off… ur superior off turning them off once u levae the room. hope i helped

Answer by ♥Shorty♥
If you have regular lights, then turn them off when not in use…
If you have fluorescent lights, then leave them on.

Answer by ranfot
it does consume when its on.
and it doesnt when its off

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Answer by kencab
I would state no. because x10 works by continuity through the filament of standard lightbulb. since compact flouresent bulbs have no filament, but instead an electronic ballast, the x10 switch wont work. i dont even think it would work on a non dimming x10 switch for the same reason.

Answer by WebtvDan
WS467 is the wrong switch.

The X10 website clearly says the WS467 switch can make “any incandescent light dimmable”.

“Energy Saving” bulbs are florescent.

You’ll need a switch similar to the Leviton 15A Relay X10 Wall Switch w/AGC.

I get all my X10 products from the “Smarthome” website.

Smarthome has several X10 switches for fluorescent bulbs – including dimming, and applications with only two wires.

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Answer by nate
Most energy saving lightbulbs do not work with dimmer switches

Answer by Richard S
Home depot and lowes but you can only use incondecent bulds with a dimmer switch

Answer by aussie
dimmers do not work on these types of bulbs because they are florescent bulbs

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Answer by billrussell42
You save 40 – 9 or 31 watts of electric power.

3 times a day for how long?

Say 3 hours, then energy saved is 31W * 3 hours or 93 watt-hours, or 0.093 kW-hrs.

at a typical price of $ .06 /kw-hr, this will save you
0.093 x $ .06 = $ 0.0056 per day (at 3 hrs usage)

seems like peanuts, but 20 bulbs for a year, this is
$ 41

Answer by emmA
You save 31 watts per hour of bulb use.

If you have your WHole home changed to the energy saving bulbs Then you are likely to notice a reduction of your monthly bill. One to three bulbs is likely to only save you maybe a dollar each month.
They are worth the investment if you go all the way with it.

Answer by Don J
When used for the same amount of time each day, the 9 Watt bulb will use 22.5 percent of the energy consumed by the 40 Watt bulb. A factor of 4.44 less energy consumption.

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Answer by NV
Yes it will save Lot of current, monitor takes more electricity than CPU.

In my working company…we will get mails to stop the monitor at lunch time.

Answer by pathfinder
Yes, it will save power if you do this.

Answer by Paladin
depends on how long the monitor will be unused.

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