Re: OT: free CFL bulbs (fwd)

From: Chris Friesen <cbf123_at_no.spam.please>
Date: Mon Mar 26 2007 - 08:35:07 CST

Scott Walde wrote:

> Still, if you look that the spectrograph, you
> will see they are NOT natural light! Sunlight emits roughly equal
> amplitude across our visible spectrum. (Think "white noise" as an
> appropriate analogy. Gee, I wonder where they got that term from?) The
> fluorescents, even the good ones, only emit spikes at a few specific
> frequencies.

Those of you that don't like fluourescents might want to try and find
some "Chroma 50" lamps. These are T12 bulbs that have a smoother more
distributed colour spectrum.

You might also want to try and find "Philips TL 950" bulbs. These have
a CRI of 98. I'm not sure what the spectral output looks like.

Chris
Received on Mon Mar 26 08:35:36 2007

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