sarasara Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Hi Folks,I have poor eyesight and am an artist. I find the new energy saving bulbs fairly useless and want to buy a working lamp with either the old 60w bulb or the equivelant in LED or Halogen. Which is the brightest, the most lumens?Thanks for your advice,sara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDLX Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Out of those you listed, halogen. You should be ok with the energy saving lamps though if you go for the highest power ones and give them a minute to warm up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I have one of these which is really quite bright! I got it in the UK, but I cant remember where from - sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarasara Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 Out of those you listed, halogen. You should be ok with the energy saving lamps though if you go for the highest power ones and give them a minute to warm up.The problem with energy saving bulbs is they do not give out the right light for people with vision impairment, this is now medically estabished and here in the UK such people have been advised to stop using them. One thing about halogen though, is it a very hot bulb? Thanks dbuckley, but s.a.d. bulbs not bright enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Halogen will be hot, yes. But it will probably be your best option and definitely more efficient than basic tungsten, giving much the same sort of light. Dichroic types have reflectors designed to throw heat backwards. The next step up is a gas discharge type lamp. These are even more efficient but are much more expensive and I'm not aware of their use in domestic situations. They tend to give a higher colour temperature. Unfortunately they are also very hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 If you are an artist, don't forget the light from the compact fluorescents is also a very odd colour too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 The 150w outdoor security light should offer sufficient lumens at tungsten colour ca 3000K at reasonable efficiency. Getting a good, aestheticly pleasing housing....... Oh and they run HOT - you'll burn your fingers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarasara Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 Thanks Paulears and Jivemaster. Flourescents I tried but I think I will just go for the old fashioned 60w, halogen sounds too hot. Hard to buy a clamp anglepoise 60w anymore in the UK as the sites proudly tell you the lamps are all energy saving. May have to get a lamp from ther US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Halogen won't be much different temperature to tungsten. They are just hot in comparison to fluorescent or LED. There are 12v and 240v versions and commonly there are 20W or 50W lamps. 50W should give more output than a 60W tungsten but it won't be much hotter. I think you'll be able to find either sort of anglepoise in uk still, but you may find that the halogen lamps will be easier to get hold of in the future as our lovely faithful tungstens start to disappear from stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Remember if you import a lamp from the USA it's more than likely going to be 110v, not 230/240/250/WHATEVER volts like it is in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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