In alt.engineering.electrical Paul M. Eldridge wrote: | On 21 Jun 2008 15:04:27 GMT, snipped-for-privacy@ipal.net wrote: | |>|>What about ophidian lights? I've always used the standard base ones for this. |>|>I suppose I could substitute a plant light or a small infrared. |>|>
|>|>I was going to switch to low-voltage lamps for task lights, anyway, so I guess |>|>for the most part this doesn't really affect me. |>|>
|>|>We need a law that taxes or just outright bans importation of cheap CFLs. |>| |>| Hi Phil, |>| |>| I'm not sure what wattage lamp you use, but if its light output |>| exceeds 2,600 lumens, it falls outside this legislation. For example, |>| a 150-watt Osram Sylvania A21 incandescent is rated at 2,780 lumens |>| (clear) and 2,640 lumens (soft white). |>
|>So just run this on one of this half-wave rectifying dimmers to cut the |>power in half and you have a nice warm 40 watt light that uses 75 watts. | | Hi Phil, | | Alternatively, if you don't require that much light, you could simply | opt for a halogen lamp of a lesser wattage; e.g., a 40-watt Halogen? | ES provides the same amount of light as a conventional 60-watt | incandescent and lasts up to four times longer. | | If you're still contemplating a low-voltage solution, Philip's IRC | MR16 are some of the best available. | | See: |
I've been considering both MR16 (GU5.3 12v) and MR11 (what pin for 6v?) for various lighting fixtures in the home I'll be building. I may opt for the smaller ones so I can select the illumination level by turning selected lights on and off rather than dimming. My original idea was to go with 6 volt 12 watt lights if those are available in MR11 or some other kind of halogen form factor.
What I don't like about these lights is the pitch of the facet in the reflector. I would like the pitch to be about 10 to 20 times smaller. A frosted glass would, of course, help, too.