108CAM
Member
Offline
Gender: 
View
Posts
View Gallery
Diehard MV, HPS, SOX & Preheat Fluorescent Fanatic
|
| This question popped into my mind while I was thinking about ways to overcome my fear of exploding metal halide bulbs.
Obviously my least favourite lamp type that isn't LED would have to be metal halide due to the risk of them exploding and the confusion with finding the correct bulb for the fixture in order to avoid a mis-lamp.
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Fluro starter pings combined with a 50hz ballast hum and blinking tubes is music to my ears.
Rest in Peace Electronic Lamp Manufacturers of Australia
1925-2002
Bring back the AJF Zodiacs!
Total incidents since joining LG: 18
Lamps accidently broken or smashed: 15
Ballast explosions/burnouts: 3
|
Econolite03
Member
Offline
Gender:
View
Posts
View Gallery
Matthew E.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Now on Linktree
|
LightsoftheWest
Member
Offline
Gender:
View
Posts
View Gallery
SRP for life.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
LG's #1 North American light fixture identifier
**If anyone wants to learn more about any company or product you've never heard of before, do please leave a comment saying so on one of my gallery pictures or by PM, and I'd be happy to give a thorough explanation.**
|
joseph_125
Member
Offline
Gender:
View
Posts
View Gallery
|
| I think the CFL PAR and BR reflector lamps of the 2000s for me. They were made in various formats from PAR 38 to GU10 and even a 12v MR16 version.
Most seemed to take longer to warmup compared to regular spiral CFLs and the beam they produced wasn't defined due to the relatively large light source in a small reflector. They also didn't fully fit in some of the more compact fixtures since they were slightly larger than the halogen PAR and incandecent reflector lamps. I don't think they were that popular as most homeowners just kept using halogen PAR lamps and most shopkeepers retrofitted to low wattage ceramic metal halide instead.
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
Flurofan96
Member
Offline
View
Posts
View Gallery
Celebrating my 10th Anniversary on LG
|
| For me its halogen - especially for stage lighting because of how hot and glary they can get. The only LED application I can approve is for stage lighting
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Lighting-Gallery member since June 2014
|
Silverliner
Administrator
Member
Offline
Gender:
View
Posts
View Gallery
Rare white reflector
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Administrator of Lighting-Gallery.net. Need help? PM me.
Member of L-G since 2005.
Collector of vintage bulbs, street lights and fluorescent fixtures.
Electrician.
Also a fan of cars, travelling, working out, food, hanging out.
Power company: Southern California Edison.
|
AngryHorse
Member
Offline
Gender:
View
Posts
View Gallery
Rich, Coaster junkie!
|
| This is difficult to answer I don’t actually have a least favourite?, but I would say induction?, now don’t misunderstand me, I don’t hate induction in any way, but to me, even today, I still see them as glorified CFLs?
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Current: UK 230V, 50Hz
Power provider: e.on energy
Street lighting in our town: Philips UniStreet LED (gen 1)
Longest serving LED in service at home, (hour count): Energetic mini clear globe: 55,394 hrs @ 1/6/24
Welcome to OBLIVION
|
Rommie
Guest
|
This question popped into my mind while I was thinking about ways to overcome my fear of exploding metal halide bulbs.
Obviously my least favourite lamp type that isn't LED would have to be metal halide due to the risk of them exploding and the confusion with finding the correct bulb for the fixture in order to avoid a mis-lamp.
I've never understood this. As long as you relamp fixtures well before projected EOL then there is little or no risk of explosion. If you use lamps rated for open fixtures, with the shield around the arc tube, there is even less risk. As to the question, I would have to answer none; if it's not LED, it's ok with me  |
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
Cole D.
Member
Offline
View
Posts
View Gallery
123 V 60 CPS
|
| Personally I'm not big on halogen tube type bulbs. I think it's because of all you heard about them causing fires in those torchiere lamps. Also my neighbor used to have one over their driveway and said it was always burning out, they replaced it with a MV bucket light, Regent.
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Collect vintage incandescent and fluorescent fixtures. Also like HID lighting and streetlights.
|
108CAM
Member
Offline
Gender:
View
Posts
View Gallery
Diehard MV, HPS, SOX & Preheat Fluorescent Fanatic
|
| I'm also not much of a fan of halogen lamps, specifically the tubular kind used in floodlights because the lamps can be rendered unusable before you even put it inside the fixture if you happen to touch it with bare hands.
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Fluro starter pings combined with a 50hz ballast hum and blinking tubes is music to my ears.
Rest in Peace Electronic Lamp Manufacturers of Australia
1925-2002
Bring back the AJF Zodiacs!
Total incidents since joining LG: 18
Lamps accidently broken or smashed: 15
Ballast explosions/burnouts: 3
|
Rommie
Guest
|
| Easy solution to that one, don't touch it with bare hands..! I never do that with any lamp if I can avoid it, for a start I don't like fingerprints on the glass, so I've got into the habit of using a pair of light cotton gloves when handling lamps.
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
Econolite03
Member
Offline
Gender:
View
Posts
View Gallery
Matthew E.
|
| Another easy solution is to throw the lamp and their fixture in the trash.
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Now on Linktree
|
Rommie
Guest
|
If it's LED, yeah, otherwise it's a bit strong  |
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
exexcollega
Member
Offline
Gender:
View
Posts
View Gallery
|
| I would say there is a difference between low voltage and high voltage halogen. I have better experience with low voltage halogens, some seem to last forever. But mains halogen lamps always break down.
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
Flurofan96
Member
Offline
View
Posts
View Gallery
Celebrating my 10th Anniversary on LG
|
| For me it be clear halogen eco bulbs and halogen stage lighting because of the glare and high heat output (stage lighting)
When I had my first concert performance with the youth orchestra back in around Sep 2008, it was a sensory challenge because I had to dress up in all black formal clothing. The concert venue was The Hexagon in Reading town centre, still here to this day. It has seen LED upgrading since my last visit in Nov 2014 with the youth orchestra but still the halogen stage lighting remained
My only fave types of halogen bulbs are the coated eco ones which appeared briefly in 2008 and 2009 by Philips and even Osram. The HalogenA series are my favourite non eco type of halogen bulbs
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Lighting-Gallery member since June 2014
|
