When did light bulb choices get so darn complicated?!?!

[oufan24]

You should have to try and sell them. I work for a electrical distributor and trying to keep up with all the changes is nearly impossible, it's crazy! All the different types of F32T8 4' bulbs is mind blowing!

 

[oufan24]

Not to mention all the HID's they offer now.

 

[Big House]

Nice to see someone with a specialty speaking up. To bad we can't get someone on here who knows about judicial system?

 

[bulbboy]

You should have to try and sell them. I work for a electrical distributor and trying to keep up with all the changes is nearly impossible, it's crazy! All the different types of F32T8 4' bulbs is mind blowing!

All I do is lighting and its hard for me to keep up!

 

[n423]

choices are more complicated then they used to be. our realtor wanted us to buy special bulbs to enhance lighting in our house. never have seen so many choices. must have worked because we sold our house.lol

 

[Electrician Mike]

I agree, its all bulbboys fault. lol

 

[mhphoto]

Quality of the light spectrum emitted is my top concern. CFL bulbs have spikes on the spectrum. LEDs are slightly less spiky. We still see white light, but our brains know the difference between it and incandescent bulbs, which are pretty flat in their spectrums. So when our brains call shenanigans on fluorescent lights, that's why.

I'll stick with halogens. True white spectrum, higher operating temp = higher color temp rating (more "pure" white than old, comparatively yellow-tinged incandescents.

 

[AKguy1985]

I get mine from VVEC when they do florescent fridays. Forgot what month that was in though.