GE 97612 26-Watt Dimmable CFL Plug-In Double Biax Ecolux T4 Light Bulb, 1-Pack

by General Electric

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GE 97610 26-Watt CFL Plug-In Double Biax Ecolux 3500K T4 - Facilities. Additional Info: Dimmable with appropriate dimming ballast. and End of Life Protection (EOL) and TCLP compliant, Base Face to Top of Lamp: 5.800 in, Cathode Resistance: 2.700 Ohm, Color Rendering Index (CRI): 82, Color Temperature: 3,500 K, Current (max): 5.2500 A, Current Crest Factor [Max]: 1.70000004768371, GE Designation: CFQ26W/4P, Initial Lumens [Nom]: 1,710.00, Lamp Current: 0.325 A, Maximum Overall Length (MOL): 6.4000 in, Mean Lumens [Nom]: 1440, Mercury Content: 4.000 mg, Nominal Initial Lumens per Watt: 66, Nominal Length: 6.400 in, Open Circuit Voltage (after preheating) [Max]: 240 V, Open Circuit Voltage Across Starter [Min]: 198 V, Picograms of Mercury: 231.5 pg, Preheat Voltage [Min]: 4 V, Product Technology: Compact Fluorescent, Rated Life (rapid start) at Time: 20,000 h at 12 h, Rated Life [Nom]: 12,000-Hours, Starting Temperature [Min]: 0 -DegreeC, Supply Current Frequency [Nom]: 60 Hz, Voltage [Nom]: 105, Wattage: 26GE Compact Fluorescent lamps (CFL) offer many advantages that include cost savings, extra long life, light output, and color rendering. With this CFL you'll get dramatic energy cost savings. up to 77 percent vs. incandescent lamps of comparable light output. The extra long life. most last 8 to 10 times longer, and some last up to 20 times longer, than standard incandescent lamps. High light output comparable to, and in many cases exceeding incandescent lamps replaced. Excellent color rendering. rare earth tri-phosphor provides such high-quality color you won't believe it's fluorescent. Many lamps use amalgam technology which provides stable lumen performance when operated in any position, over a wider, range of ambient temperatures.

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26 watt T4 4-Pin (G24q-3) Base 3,500K Double Tube Double Biax Ecolux Compact Fluorescent GE Light Bulb

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 1.3 x 7.4 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0014X8RNY
• Item model number: 97612
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,086 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wrong description, February 14, 2011

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This review is from: GE 97612 26-Watt Dimmable CFL Plug-In Double Biax Ecolux T4 Light Bulb, 1-Pack (Tools & Home Improvement)

I ordered the GE 97612 F26DBX/835/ECO4P bulbs because that is what our electrician had installed in our kitchen. The color of the light matches the others perfectly. However, I have had 3 of the originals burn out after 2 years. So much for 5 or 7 year life projections on fluorescent bulbs. Also, in the Amazon description of the product, they say it is a 97610 which is not correct. The color temperature of a 97610 is 2700K, whereas in that same description, they say it is 3500K. I'm not even sure that is correct. It might be 4100K because it is quite white. The box for the bulb does not say at all what the color temperature is. I wanted to get several as spares, but was limited to 3 bulbs in a shipment. I don't know why unless there is some law limiting the size of shipments with chemical hazards (the mercury in the bulb). I don't use the dimmable part on the bulb, just wanted to match what is installed.