Randall wrote:
*why would one want to use a "coil bulb"?* *
>
> Heat is the main reason, for me. Can't count how many times I burned
> myself
> on my old incandescent bulb before switching.
*Maybe I better try other coil bulbs . . the 25 watt ones I tried fried my
enclosed fixtures and died in a few months.*
"curly" bulb will usually not break if it gets wet.
*Wull I TRY to not get bulbs wet.*
One drop on an
> incandescent that has been on for more than a few minutes, and it's
> history.
*Not "rough service" bulbs*
Third is glare. Working in tight quarters, it's sometimes necessary to have
> the drop light between me & what I'm working on. Invariably it turns so
> I'm
> looking at the bulb ... fluorescents are easier to look at directly
> (because
> they emit less light per square inch).
*I use "Harbor Freight" magnetic lamps . .they don't turn.*
**
*Maybe these old eyes are too demanding but I need intense light . .I have a
300 watt sodium light mounted on an old hospital salvage IV stand for light
from above. I have a 300 watt sodium mounted on a hub cap for light from
below and a magnetic based 60 watt for everything else. Whatever works for
us is good.*
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