For a small shed, what would be more effective, this bulb or a blaclight tube and fixture? thanks!
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Small shed?? For a party we used 3 of these and 2 4ft long tubes in a room around 25-30ft x 20ft. And it was MORE than enough black light. These are surprisingly powerful in my opinion. We didn't expect much from them, but they worked pretty well and for the price they can't be beat.
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These have a descent brightness to them, effective to about 4-6ft. the longer tubes are typically brighter, I would suggest put a mirror behind either fixture to maximize uv effect. If you have the room, I would suggest a 48" tube fixture
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The blacklight tube will probably put out more light in general, but this Sunlite bulb you can put it in a directional lamp holder like I did, to only have the blacklight pointing in only one direction.
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works very well.....perfect lighting for my 10x10ft work shed, very bright!
646413
The Cree 18-Watt (100 Watt equivalent) bulbs will NOT work in ANY fully-enclosed fixture. They will overheat & burn out very quickly. They generate more heat than they can withstand when enclosed. I have spoken with Cree, & they said that their 75-Watt equivalent bulb (and below) CAN be used in fully-enclosed fixtures, but the 100-Watt cannot.
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No. You would need significantly more light. I would suggest (2) 4-foot bulbs at the very minimum...
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Regular lightbulb. I use a 40 watt bulb because I wanted a dim light. Just depends where you are using the light and whatever shade.
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This bulb is quite bright - I also use mine for close, small work. The light has to shine down directly on my project. The lamp I had this LED light in put the bulb shining up, and because the sheath and base covers about 2/3's of the bulb, not enough light was shining down on my project. Once I moved the bulb to a more versatile lamp, the light was as bright as I needed.
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Both. I am running CFLs. This fixture is a pain to assemble though. The top rectangular plate that butts the ceiling wasn't wide enough to cover my existing fixture hole.
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Regular light bulb, I use the 60 watt, but a lower wattage would work good if you are going for a more low key atmosphere. Hope this helps!!
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The factor that determines light output most is the 10W halogen light bulb. The fixture is pretty much the same as any fixture with a 10W halogen bulb. If you compare with the old style incandescent bulb, the halogen is considerably brighter. Depending on how bright you want to path to be lit up, I would think that you probably should have pole lighting not more than 10 feet apart.
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Mounted this item to an outside shed, and unit provides enough light for up to at least 50'. Light output is roughly equivalent to a 75 watt incandescent lamp. Most double-headed "regular" lights have either 75 watts each (total of 150), or 150 watts each (total of 300), which is much brighter. I purchased primarily for reliability, as the cheaper incandescent models were not lasting, and the detectors were about the cost of the whole unit. This unit draws very low power and provides all the illumination I need to see where I'm going from house to shed.
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Not enough. Its not the lumens you have to be concerned with but the fall off for distance. These produce very nice light but they are better for fill in on bottoms and middle of plants. Only hps and ml gives real source light. Sure, you could string up 20-30 in a small space, but at that point, your not saving any wattage and your bulb replacement cost is prohibitive. They last about 2-4 months. Check out some of the setups on utube. Good luck Bonnie.
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This bulb definitely qualifies as bright. I see no reason it will not work in a one tube fixture. The only thing required to make it work is a "black" wire on one end and a "white" wire on the other.
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I used a 150 watt bulb without a issue. By the way, you can get this at Mennards for a lot less.
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Mixing bulbs and ballasts is ALWAYS a bad idea. It's a fire hazard, plus it messes with your spectrum even if you do get it to work. There is no benefit, and your plants will suffer tremendously, if you don't burn the house down first. Apollo makes a 1000 watt version for a few bucks more if that's what you need.
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It is a great light fixture. I have a three step stool I stand on. Simply unscrew the tip with a hand on glass. I use the mini instant on spiral 60 watt bulbs. You can use the incandescent.
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A grow light is a fixture designed to provide full-spectrum light to plants grown inside, such as seedlings or hydroponics. As such, I don't imagine that this light fixture is weather-proof. If your shed does not leak, then you will probably be safe with this unit, but I imagine you could find a light fixture for a lower price that better suits your needs.
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A 40 watt worked for me -- and I like dim lights to preserve the rods in my eyes. So, you must have a dud if the bulb is tightly screwed and there isn't any packaging blocking the electrical connection. My lamp was packed in a messy kind of paper and I used compressed air to blow all the gunk out of the socket.