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For a product category like the Compact Fluorescent Lamp that has leading multinational players in the market, performance findings are nothing that would place the multinational brands in the top league. CFLs certainly have a much longer life than ordinary bulbs but do not always expect them to last the complete 6,000 hours of life that they should have. Many fizzle out just under 3,000 hours. Philips is the overall winner, followed by Halonix, GE, Wipro and Havell's. Many brands flout standards as the claimed wattage of their CFLs is either more or less than the requirements of the Indian standards. One resounding finding of the tests is that brands that come dirt cheap are also the ones that consistently fail most tests.
