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From: phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Halogen Lamps, too (was Re: florescent bulbs replacing incandescent)
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Date: 27 Nov 90 18:16:54 GMT
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In article <1389@happym.wa.com> Irving_Wolfe@happym.wa.com writes:
|I use two of the Damark 500W halogen floor lamps in my bedroom, one on each
|side of the bed.  They are pretty bright, which is extremely important in a 
|very large room with high ceilings made of medium-stained cedar planks.  They
|are barely enough for my high-brightness taste, but that's not their fault.

Wow, do you own a hydro electric plant? 1 kilowatt not enough for you?
Perhaps you should discover the difference between direct and indirect
lighting modes. You might be amazed. What do you do with all this light,
read? A single 50 watt PAR halogen mounted about 4 feet above your
bed will provide enough light for almost anyone. In fact, some people
think it's too bright. (this is the setup I have)

If you are really that much into light, you might try reading a book
about lighting design and task lighting etc, instead of brute forcing
it with 1 kilowatt of halogen light.

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