January-February 2002 23 brands of foreign-made self-ballasted compact fluorescent lamps were tested against international standards and label claims. All the brands failed to give out the necessary light. None of the brands tested met the labelling requirements. Only Gujtron and Gujlite had light output marked on them. The label claims on the cartons with regard to light output, lamp current, wattage etc., were not substantiated by our tests. None of the brands met the claimed rated wattage which directly reflects on the light output. 20 brands did not conform to the requirement for efficacy (lumen/wattage). One sample each of Konica and Ciff failed to function even before the initial 100-hour ageing period. The prices of the brands ranged from Rs. 35 to Rs. 250. Details of the test report can be had in INSIGHT Subscribe now for your copy of INSIGHT

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