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rsnider@xrtll.UUCP (Richard Snider) types:
>Lastly, I am suspicious in general of many of the "indoor" halogen
>types of lights.  To get maximum "light for the buck" a halogen bulb
>must be run a LOT hotter than the ones I see in stores are. Specifically
>I have done quite a bit of theater lighting using lots of halogen
>equipment, and usually when a light is on full, in order to get
>proper re-deposition the quartz tube will glow bright red.  It will
>also keep glowing for several SECONDS after the light is shut down.

I'm trying to understand this.  I have two different types of halogen
fixtures at home.  One is by LSI (seen mostly in stores, malls, etc.) that
uses 12V 75 watt MR-16 lamps.  The others use 12V 50 watt small bulbs.  Both
of these glow for several SECONDS after the switch is thrown.  This is the
reaction I have seen most often with all halogen fixtures I've had a chance
to turn on and off.  I have a hard time figuring out what color the tubes
glow when at full power since (even at these modest wattages) I can't look
directly at them without going blind!  For what reason would these lights
be run not hot enough?
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Jeffrey Weiss