From: "Rheilly Phoull" 
Newsgroups: alt.engineering.electrical alt.home.repair misc.consumers.house sci.electronics.basics sci.electronics.repair
Subject: Re: halogen vs energy-saving light bulb.... woes :S
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:56:20 +0800


"KevinGPO"  wrote in message 
news:1135859894.106757.88660@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I need some help and advice. I just moved into a new expensive flat. I
> am trying to save money as I am low on income. I noticed that my entire
> flat is illuminated by halogen light bulbs. Every single light bulb
> socket in the ceilings are halogen bulb sockets. I know that halogen
> light bulbs uses 10x more electricity/energy than conventional/old
> light bulbs. Does anyone know the easiest way to replace the halogen
> bulb sockets to be able to use the conventional/old light bulbs? Does
> there exist a convertor?
>
> To save some money I have taken all but one halogen bulb out from each
> room. However I still don't like the sight of halogen light bulbs. I
> prefer installing "energy saving" light bulbs but I do not want to use
> floor/table lamps. There are now holes with dangling wires from where
> the halogen light bulbs used to be. The wires are the halogen sockets.
>
Are you saying a halogen bulb of say 20W uses 200W ?

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Regards ......... Rheilly Phoull