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| 2006/3/6-7 [Science/GlobalWarming] UID:42106 Activity:low |
3/6 I've got 4 identical 300W halogen lights I bought in the mid 90s before
the energy crisis and I don't use them anymore. Are there any reasons
to keep them, and do people actually use them nowadays? Ebay or trash?
\_ When I tried to take mine to Goodwill, they wouldn't take it
because they said they were fire hazards.
\_ I think Home Depot stops selling them years ago for the same
reason. I still have two at home and I like them. They are very
bright.
\_ No, you can still buy them; they just have big protective
metal grates over the top of them now which cast ugly shadows
on the ceiling. On the other hand, the modern CFL torches
are _almost_ as bright, don't heat up the whole room, and use
much less power (75W vs. 300W). They don't have that
yellowish color we've all come to love from incandescents,
but all-in-all they're a win. Some of them are even dimmable
over a limited range. --dbushong
\- if they hae dimmers, why cant you just use them at lower
power. that is what i have been doing for years. they do
hum sometimes.
\_ If you want dim lighting, then use a dimmed CFL, that
will still use less power than a dimmed Halogen. They're
just plain more efficient lighting. --dbushong |
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