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Originally Posted by rambo1152
Somewhere I still have the first CFL I ever bought. It was second-hand and I used it for 10 years in an outside coach light style lantern.
It's a substantial heavy lamp with a BC base and must contain a conventional choke ballast & glow-switch starter by the sound it makes.
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I bought one of the early 'jam jar' Philips ones, probably second generation as it wasn't wildly expensive. It must be over 20 years old now. It's still giving sterling service in a small office.