On Thursday, February 13, 2014 09:29:41 Justin Herman wrote: > I was working at the space yesterday and I noticed that and "100W" compact > florescent seemed to put out a significant amount of light compared to the > MH lights that are hung in the back. When I asked Andrew how much power the > MH lights took he told me they drew ~4 Amps @ 110V. I was intrigued and > looked at the side of the CF bulb and found that it only draws .380amps. > More than a tenth of the power with a large amount of light. With more > points of light we will have less shadows and an easier time seeing what we > are working on.
I've always thought that those lights were going to be temporary. They're terrible for producing any kind of inviting atmosphere. > > I know Andrew, Devin and many others have worked very hard to purchase, > build, test, and install the MH lights but maybe we should evaluate > upgrading to all CF lights for the power savings. > > When I spoke to Andrew about this he did bring up the issue with the > longevity of the CF bulbs. I do see that they might fail more often then > the MH but I think this might be offset by their low operational cost, low > purchase price, and easy availability for purchase. > > The electrical run for the MH could be kept in-place, used for a CF setup > and if so desired the electrical relay controlling the MH could be > re-purposed and used for a machine/wood shop power switch. > > This is all my personal opinion. > > Justin _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
