[Woodcarver] lighting question

[dick carter]

>From: "Merrilee Johnson" <merrihat at hotmail.com>



>

>Ralph,

>   Is the heat problem the same with fluorescent lights?  I thought they 

>were supposed to be cooler.

>Merrilee

>

>>    Another consideration with multiply lighting fixtures is the excess 

>>heat that it generates in a small confined area.

>>

>>Ralph Scheffler

>


Merrilee, bulbs receive a rating based on the color of light they produce. 
The rating is expressed as a temperature in degrees Kelvin (K). The higher 
the temperature, the hotter the bulb and the brighter the light. "Soft 
White" is about 3000ºK, and "Spec35/Full Spectrum is about 5000ºK, and 
"Daylight Delux is about 6500ºK.
The higher the Color Temperature, the brighter the bulb, and the hotter the 
bulb.

I have one that shuts itself off, in the Summer, when it gets too hot. I 
just haven't got around to either change the plain strip to a vented one, or 
just drill some ventiliating holes in it.

Dick Carter

>From the Manadnock area of NH

rhc511 at hotmail.com
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