Lighting and Bulbs !!

[wheeldealer]

Need info: I'm under the impression that flourescent lighting is the best.
If this is the case can compact flourescent bulbs be used in a conventional
fixture. has anybody tried this, or have an opinion on this subject.
Thanks
Peter

[durangoman]

I have a 3 lamp fixture over my 8' connelly with compact flourescent bulbs. Won't put any thing else in. Great lighting, no excessive heat, and are suppose to last 5 or more years

Don

[dags_lax]

Another added benifit is the less electricity is used. Enviormentaly freindly and costs less!!!

[wheeldealer]

Thanks for the info guys !! That will be less expensive then putting up a fourescent fixture.

Pete

[racer rx]

What wattage of compacts floresents did you guys get?
And was is a twirly sort of element? or is it a normal bulb style?

I have 100 watt reg. bulbs now but wanted to save a little $$$ from excessive energy bills by putting in some compact floresents but will
the compacts be as bright? Or hopefully brighter...

[durangoman]

I have the twisted style, they are rated at 60 but thats not the true watts.
They are plenty brite.

[dags_lax]

Incandescent light bulbs prominently display the energy usage in watts. This is what people are used to and the understand the relationship between energy consumption and light output for an incandescent bulb. When dealing with a fluorescent bulb you get a more light with less energy consumption so wattage comparison between fluorescent and incandescent bulbs is useless. Fluorescent bulbs may have an incandescent equivalent rating on the package. All light bulbs will have lumens rating that will be displayed on the package. A lumen is an actual unit of measurement of light intensity. Compare the lumen output to get a true idea of how much light you need for your circumstances.

[Scott]

I just changed out the incandescent lights in my 4 bulb table fixture with the compact (twisted) florescent lights. I had 2 150 watt and two 100 incandescent lights in there and replaced them all with the equivalent of 100 watt florescents. I think they are actually 26 watts each...so I am using just over 100W of power for all 4 lights.

I wish I had done it a long time ago. Although the lighting now doesn't seem as bright as with the incandescents, it is much 'softer' light and doesn't have the hot spots or shadows on the table that I used to get. And they are actually plenty bright. I like these compact florescents even better than I hoped I would. Got mine at Walmart in 2-packs for about $8 a pack. They had 150w equivalent lights for $8 each but I find the 100w equivalent ones put out plenty of light for 1/2 the price.

I highly recommend using them!

[uncle sam]

Hi! Bringing up this old topic.

I was thinking of lighting up my table with LEDs (light emitting diodes). They are very bright, thus giving exellent vision. They also hardly use any power. Do you guys think this would work?
I'd also like to see how your lamps look like (shape, coulour, alititude etc). It would be cool if you could upload some pictures.

[tsuguy]

Overkill.

[skor]

Can you get a true white light with LED?
from what I've seen it's a bit blue colored light and that kind of light on a pool table can drive me crazy...

[uncle sam]

The colour of the light depends on the tint of the plastic.