[QUOTE=mightymarijuanabuds]good info here late .. nice thread :thumbsup:

let me just add that CFL's often have 2 ratings on them... the REAL wattage, and the wattage equivalency of a incandescent.... the 150w cfl you get in the store is not a 150w, but a 42w or 45w that puts out as much light as a 150w incandescent...

WHY IS REAL AND EQUIVALENT RATING DIFFERANT?? I THOUGHT THE RATINGS WERE,, 100 WATTS OF LIGHT FOR ONLY 45 WATTS OF POWER. LUMENS WERE THE SAME. AM I WRONG?

SORRY LATE FOR INTERUPTING UR THREAD BUD. THNX