: That's interesting, except for the shop lights and the outside
: lights I don't think I've ever left a light on for 4 hours.

: Outside lights have held up fine, the shop lights though I've had
: to replace several, the published life spans aren't all that
: accurate.

: Bill H.

As I understand it, the published life spans of CFLs, believe it or not, assume more or less continuous duty. When subjected to the on/off cycles of more normal use, they die in a fraction of the published time.

+1 on the nasties on dead CFLs. It is important to dispose of them accordingly.

Best regards,

Allan Edie