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intaglio

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1. There are Watts to lumens calculators
Sat Oct 12, 2013, 07:51 AM
Oct 2013

for example http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/light/watt-to-lumen-calculator.htm

Tungsten bulbs produce 12 - 18 lumens per Watt depending on age so a 100W tungsten produces 1500 lumens, a 60W tungsten is 900 lm and a 40W is 600 lm.

Metal Halide aka quartz halogen produce 75 - 100 lm/W again dependent on age though for most of their life it is about 85 lm/W

Both fluorescent and LEDs produce an average of 60 lm/W but newer LEDs can average much higher about 80 lm/W

Now from this it looks like metal halide is the way to go except they also have a much shorter life than LEDs and fluorescents and during the 10 years we used them we had 3 explode - one nearly causing a fire.

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LED lighting [View all] sendero Oct 2013 OP
There are Watts to lumens calculators intaglio Oct 2013 #1
Yes... sendero Oct 2013 #2
Because the CLF requires a "starter", a very high voltage to set up the arc intaglio Oct 2013 #3
CFLs are not suitable for certain uses. ConcernedCanuk Oct 2013 #5
I've used LEDs for about 4 years now intaglio Oct 2013 #6
Why is everything so complicated anymore? Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #4
Because incandescents are seriously inefficient intaglio Oct 2013 #7
CFLs have come way down in price Kennah Oct 2013 #10
Yes, I know. Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #11
I figure I'll get all the natural light I can when we're living in our minivan Kennah Oct 2013 #12
There is frugal, and then Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #13
LED Lighting is the future greeneyes646 Oct 2013 #8
Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #9
The other thing to consider with LEDs or any other light source Aquavit Oct 2013 #14
Addendum.. sendero Oct 2013 #15
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