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From: salim@mozart.amd.com (Salim Shah)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Halogen Lamps, too (was Re: florescent bulbs replacing incandescent)
Message-ID: <1990Nov20.163737.576@mozart.amd.com>
Date: 20 Nov 90 16:37:37 GMT
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>In article <27836@mimsy.umd.edu> terry@brillig.cs.umd.edu (Terry Gaasterland) writes:
>>Has anyone seen these new fangled indoor halogen lamps?  They've been
>>described to me: about 6 feet tall, point straight up (looking into one
>>of them can ruin your eyes), take bulbs of up to 500 watts, light up a
>>whole room well enough to read, with an analog dimmer to adjust the 
>>amount of wattage used, use less energy to light a room than a regular
>>incandescent bulb.
>>
>>If you have any clues about how to purchase such a beast, I'd like to 
>>know.  Thanks.

They are available at KMART.

We do not use them for every day (night :^) ) lighting, but use them for 
indoor video. Exelent results with correct white balance.
salim.