[TheForge] Small Shop; lights

[Michael H. Murphy]

Ron:  I got mine at Home Depot.  They ain't exactly cheap, but worth the
price.

Dave:  I must have got a bad one; out of the eight I put up (so far), one
has a very noticeable hum.  The others are pretty quiet, though.

Murf

> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David E. Smucker
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:45 AM
> To: munlaw2 at hcsmail.com; Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Small Shop; lights
> 
> I used T8 lights in my new shop and really like them too.  The T stands
> for
> tubular bulb and the number is the number of 1/8 of an inch in diameter.
> In
> other words a T8 lamp is 1 inch in dia. T10 are 1 1/4 dia and T 12 are 1
> 1/2
> dia.  The T8 are all electric ballast and that means they have almost no
> hum.  Also better light output per watt.  The max length on T8 is 4 foot
> but
> I put up fixtures that are 8 foot long, 2 sets of 2 lamps in one fixture
> with one ballast.  I don't think that T 12 are made in electric ballast --
> at least I didn't find any.   Here is a really good website on
> Flurorescent
> Lamps with complete detail on how to read lamb number, ballast etc.
> 
> http://www.eio.com/repairfaq/REPAIR/F_flamp.html
> 
> Dave Smucker
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>
> To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:11 AM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Small Shop; lights
> 
> 
> Murph, where did u buy them? Do the numbers mean anything in particular?
> 
> Ron C
> 
> 
> On the fluorescents, get T8 lights.  They come in several different types,
> each with its own light characteristics.  I put them up in my shop
> recently,
> and the difference from the T10's is significant.  I got the ones that are
> supposed to put out a daylight spectrum, and I really like them.  Be sure
> to
> get good reflectors for the mounts; that makes it even better.
> 
>  Murf
> 
> 
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