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"Keith R. Williams" <krw@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> In article <83b18a95.0303171038.54359a6a@posting.google.com>,
> manifold_1@yahoo.com says...
> > Ian Stirling <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > > In sci.electronics.misc DaveC <anon@bugus.net> wrote:
> > > > I've been asked to help light a small office building hallway. The
> > > > fluorescent lamps are way too harsh for the office workers, and the
tenants
> > > > favor the overhead QH approach.
> > > <snip>
> > > 30 lamps at 50W is 1500W.
> > > Or ~$500/year.
> > >
> > > I'd ask what they mean by 'too harsh', and perhaps look into the large
number
> > > of colours of fluorescnts avaialble.
> > >
> > > Maybe something as simple as a paint job might help.
> >
> >
> > Bare bulb QH lighting is very nice to look at but there is an
> > interesting effect that happens with exposed bulbs in QH lighting. The
> > eye adjusts to the intensity of light coming from the bare bulb and
> > makes the rest of the room look dark. So then you have to get more
> > lamps and before you know it you are negotiating your own rates with
> > the power supplier.
>
> Perhaps for bare-bulbs, but I've replaced almost all my home's
> lighting with QH and love it.  I have torchieres in the living
> and family rooms, reflectors in the kitchen and hall, and spots
> in the bedroom and computer room.  I love the crisp white light.
>
> I noticed a bar/restaurant up in the sticks that had a system
> quote like what the OP wants.  They had fixtures hanging from
> stainless wires 6' or so over the tables.  I quite liked the
> effect.

That's called a "trapeze" system - they have been very popular for
commercial installations for the last 6-8 years or so (in Australia & Europe
at least, I haven't seen so many in America in my travels.)

> > We recently made our own lamps because everything on the market was
> > either really ugly or really expensive and commonly both at the same
> > time. We replaced 150W of QH lighting with 55W of folded fluorescent
> > lights (the type that IKEA sells) in diffusive fixtures and the
> > results were dramatic. More light, less glare and less energy used.
> > The down side is that they can't be dimmed.
>
> I can't stand any CF lights I've seen.  The color is never right
> (as in I'm ill) and the flicker drives me bats.  We don't light
> the house brightly (other than the kitchen) and use spot QHs for
> reading.

QH lights give quite a beautiful light - I think it's a combination of the
small point source giving nice specular reflections and the dichroic
reflector which imparts a unique quality to colour of the light.

QH's are horribly inefficient compared to fluorescents, but sometimes
aesthetics override economics...

Russ.