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From: bhoughto@cmdnfs.intel.com (Blair P. Houghton)
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Subject: Re: Halogen Lamps, too (was Re: florescent bulbs replacing incandescent)
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Date: 27 Nov 90 16:38:10 GMT
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In article <1389@happym.wa.com> Irving_Wolfe@happym.wa.com writes:
>[...takes TWO of the things at FULL power (1kW total!!) to light ONE room...]

Have you tried reflectorizing your ceiling?  A little paint, or a piece
of paper, or a couple of centerfolds...

>A word about Damark:  They stink!

This is true, but they're cheeeeeeeeeep.

>They have a rotating dimmer switch.  One of them, when you turn it on, comes 
>on medium-bright and goes up from there.  The other, after the click, is still 
>off.  If you turn it up quite a bit, it comes on, medium-bright.  Then you can 
>turn it down some if you'd like a softer light.

The latter operates correctly.  You have to slap those little
halogens pretty hard before they'll incandesce (:-)).  The former,
however, since you can't turn it down any farther (without clicking
it off), is broken.

				--Blair
				  "Never light anything
				   bigger than your head."