Tim,
Perhaps in the early 90s that may be true.

Just bought a set of two 12 inch CCFLs today complete with the inverter for
14.95
You can buy them online for $9.99 (see my link below)

Tested them in the garage this evening, very nice white light as nice in
fact brighter than standard dc flourescents.

Very low draw.  claims 5 milliamps.  I believe these are the best light
technology for the lowest draw on the battery you can buy anywhere today.

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3813657#detailed

Doug

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Schneider" <Tim.Schneider@SYNOPSYS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF

> >I have been doing some lighting research and found out the LED
> >technology only produces about 23 lumens per watt.
> >Where the CCF produces in the 80 lumens per watt range.
>
>  From what I recall.. we used some of these as backlights in
> 'glass' cockpit avionics in the early 1990's (used to work for
> Honeywell / Sperry Flight Systems)
>
> Expensive though..
>
>   -tim
>
> 90 syncro westy
> mesa, az