Re: Only use 60 watt bulbs?
- From: don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Don Klipstein)
- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 02:19:59 +0000 (UTC)
In article <1144382086.380590.178950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
buffalobill wrote:
by your illustration, your fixture is enclosed.
halogen bulbs are too hot for this fixture.
A 60 watt "Capsylite" or "Halogena" can be used wherever a 60 watt
standard incandescent can. The heat output is the same. They warm up and
cool more slowly since the glass is thicker, so they may appear to be
hotter but they are not.
for many compact fluorescent light bulbs no enclosure is permitted.
Permitted, partial list:
Philips SLS 15, 20 and non-dimmable 23 watt.
you could remove the nice decorative covers permanently and screw in a
compact flourescent light bulb of your favorite design of maybe 42
[nice and bright reading and shaving light] or 26 watts [comes out at
about 100 watts of light after warmup].
42 watt compact fluorescent produces at least much non-radiant heat as
60 watt incandescent - probably a bit more. Fixture can get hotter.
Also, 42 watt compact fluorescents can easily suffer from heat buildup
unless the fixture has air flowing freely. I would try for 26 watts at
the most unless you have good free airflow - preferably with the bulb not
base-up.
- Don Klipstein (don@xxxxxxxxx)
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