If we painted the walls white, and then laid out the lights (any type), it would increase reflected light in the space.
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Torrie Fischer <tdfisc...@hackerbots.net>wrote: > 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 > -- G | Gaurav Narain Saxena | (330) 283 - 4972 I am a Board Member at SYN/HAK <http://www.synhak.org>: The Akron Hackerspace located at 48 S Summit St Akron Ohio 44308<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=48+S+Summit+St+Akron+Ohio+44308> I am providing technical consulting services to Sherwin-Williams<http://www.sherwin-williams.com/>on behalf of Bennett Adelson <http://www.bennettadelson.com/> (Microsoft Solution Center) located at 6050 Oak Tree Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio 44131<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=6050+Oak+Tree+Blvd,+Cleveland,+Ohio+44131> I have also been providing solutions to non-trivial problems other businesses may have through my company Whiskey Bits LLC located in Portage Lakes, Ohio Learn more about things I have created by reading my About page<http://gsvolt.wordpress.com/about-2/>on my blog <http://gsvolt.wordpress.com/>
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