03-12-2009, 03:00 PM
lafinfil wrote:
I've replaced quite a few but still have some that I haven't. Primarily the low voltage halogens in some track lights.
I'd also like to find some high wattage reflector style floods for that are dimable for my studio. I have ceiling cans
that currently have 65watt bulbs in them but they are pretty dim (gray room & 10 foot ceilings)
Anybody have a lead on a good high output model ? Since the fixtures are rated for 65watt I could get a
pretty bright CF in there if I could find them.
I have a friend who is an EE for the power company. the 65 watt rating has to do with the heat output of a tungsten bulb, not the current in the wires. You can put one hell of a CF bulb in that fixture.
and go with a higher color temp bulb as well. My 3200K CFs look quite a bit brighter than my cheap 2700K bulbs. If you special order in some 4100K or even "daylight" high wattage CF bulbs, I'll bet you will be surprised.
In my office I dropped from 2 100 watt regular tungsten bulbs to 2 75 watt GE Reveal bulbs, and it still looks brighter (and saved some current on that circuit for startup mode on my ancient laser printer) I need the higher CRI of the Reveal bulbs over CF bulbs.