Thursday, January 28, 2010

What Type Of Light Does Halogen Give Off How Energy Efficient Are Halogen Lightbulbs?

How energy efficient are halogen lightbulbs? - what type of light does halogen give off

We have begun to replace incandescent bulbs in our house with compact fluorescent lighting more energy. "However, we halogens back (built-in lights ceiling) in three rooms. How much energy are they effective? There is a 6 x 35W AC GU10 lamp, the other two use a variety of bulbs that feed the DC converter. This much use energy? We must try to replace them?

2 comments:

Phys431 said...

Halogen generally not energy efficient. They are more effective than a heat lamp as a lighting device.

Halogen lamps energy spectrum in a strong side on the red / IR, which) a majority of the production of infrared energy (heat and is not visible. You can also brilliant, but when you compare how the light from compact fluorescent lamps that are out there, BIG, when we compare their energy consumption. You can get a 20W compact fluorescent bulb that illiminate very light (an incandescent lamp of 100 W in comparison) So, if you get three 20W compact, which would have the same amount of light from a flashlight 300W.

However, I am familiar w / DC line of fire. The only advantage offered by these small things are the compact size. You are compromises illiminate lose power illiminate a closed room or discreetly.

jeb903 said...

You need to replace the halogen bulbs, if your goal is energy efficiency.

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