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Date:         Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:41:08 -0500
Reply-To:     vw.bus@MAC.COM
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From:         Warren Lail <vw.bus@MAC.COM>
Subject:      13 watt helical bulb in bus
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Greetings Lubbers,


I know we are having a discussion regarding the power consumption of our favorite gadgets, and so I thought I would lend my own experience, which is utterly lacking in technical specificity.


I have a small 120 volt clamp-on light fixture in Billy Bones into which I screw a 13 Watt GE helical fluorescent bulb.  It gives off a nice incandescent-looking light (advertised as equivalent to a 60 watt bulb) for a seemingly slight power draw.  I have a small 140 watt power inverter and it (and my battery) seem to handle this small drain rather well.  I'm not sure how long it would take to run down my battery, but so far no problems.  Of course, when shore power is available I use that instead of the inverter.


Just my 2 cents, YMMV.


Warren L.
88 Westy 2.2 "Billy Bones"
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