[TheForge] fluorescent lamps in the shop

[Ray Miller]

They do put out less light when you turn them on, but once the balast and bulb
warm up they seem fine to me. I don't heat most of the time either.
Ray Miller
Cincinnati

"Albin F. Drzewianowski" wrote:

> Bruce Freeman and Steve McGehee have both talked about the pros and cons of
> fluorescent lamps.  My question: once you get one turned on either via torch
> or zero degree ballast, is the light output less in a cold building??  My
> shop is an uninsulated/unheated polebarn.  I was led to believe that in low
> temp (30 to 50 degrees F) situations fluorescent lamps do not give off as
> much light as they do when the temperatures are higher.  If true, how much
> less??
>
> Second question:
> How much more expensive are the zero degree ballasts and can you install
> them into the "el-cheapo" fluorescent light fixtures that you get at Walmart
> etc.
>
> Regards,
> Albin Drzewianowski,
> Westminster, MD
>
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