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| what would you rather have in a radial wave of crescent moon
clear incandescent
coated incandescent
i think clear is better what do you guys think.?
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The brighter the better.
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| i think if you put a coated incandescent in a very old fixture it would ruin the look,it also would not look as cool at night.
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| Definitely clear. In Ross, a small town in northern California near San Francisco, the incandescent radial waves had frosted lamps the last time I saw them. Didn't look right, but they have prolly since been relamped.
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| Gotta be clear!! The scary shadows produced by clear incandescents are awesome!
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Gotta be clear!! The scary shadows produced by clear incandescents are awesome!
yep,i couldnt have said it better myself!  |
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I take a halfway choice: light/inside frost! I grew up especially with inside frosted lamps, but also with clear lamp. I remember that my parents bought almost only Econo-lite packages with 4 bulbs for 99ยข... they were orange with white forms of T-shaped lamps ( I always loved these) They had also white strips I think... I was jumping everywhere each time they bought one. This lasted many years until they disappeared and started to be only sold in packages of 2... Anyway I so want to find one of these packages!! If someone know what I'm talking about and have one of these, a photo would be very appreciated!  |
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retrofit it to HPS  Just kidding Clear of course |
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| CLEAR!!! Without a doubt.
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| i like clear old carbon or 130v krypton
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| I think clear is the best! It will look more original!
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| Depend on the fixture, some work better with clear (e.g. when they have refractor fully covering the lamp), some with frosted (where the lamp is directly visible)
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For high wattage lamps, definitely clear to show off the wonderful filament structure.  |
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| A slightly dirty clear lamp! Frosted would look terrible but I do like to be able to see the shape of the glass bulb, and with a perfectly clean new clear bulb this becomes almost invisible against the glare of the filament. In some old displays I saw everything was spotlessly clean and that looked too clinical and out of place. Just a tiny amount of dust on the bulb provides enough scattering to make its surface illuminate and identify the shape from a distance when lighted.
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| Clear bulbs are good for general purpose.Frosted ones are good for rooms and wall mounted lamps to prevent shadows and glarity.
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