Re: [SLUG] Inexpensive full spectrum light to work in

From: michael hast (evylrobot19@cox.net)
Date: Wed Nov 15 2006 - 16:41:24 EST


steve szmidt wrote:
> I have made a really neat light discovery!
>
> My daughter is an artist and has a drawing table. However the light where she
> placed it is not very optimum, so when I dropped in on Home Depot I decided
> to see what they had.
>
> I was looking for a desk lamp, which they have a ton of. In the midst of it
> all I see this really nice bright light. It turns out to be a new kind of
> fluorescent light (at least to me), but one that does not need a starter etc.
>
> It's a very nice looking executive style lamp which comes on or off when you
> touch the base. ($40) I take it home and fire it up in my office. Wow! It is
> really bright and has a really pleasant light to it. I'm really blown away
> over this lamp! (As you can see.)
>
> (One thing with my office is that it is behind some nice big trees which
> shields the house from sunlight. Subsequently my office is always dark.)
>
> So I go back with the intention of getting a few more for myself. Once there
> I discover another one that's made in plastic, costing only $20.
>
> Having mounted these high up on the walls, and I now have the most pleasant
> light I have ever had! (I know, you wonder how I mount desktop lamps on the
> wall. My office is in dark cut wood which is ideal when you want to put up
> things without seeing nasty holes etc. So I simply bracketed the lamp foot to
> the wall.)
>
> You know when you just woke up and your eyes are not quite used to the light
> yet? Well these don't at all hurt like normal light does. I use these to
> light up my computer desks. Indeed it's hard to leave now. You are sort of
> sucked in.
>
> The highlights are:
>
> Natural full spectrum light
> 150W output from 27W load
> Flourex technology creates sharper images and reduces eyestrain
> Lamp last up to 13 times longer than regular bulb
> Produces 80% less heat than regular bulb
>
> Some claim that this light helps the skin to produce vitamin A and increases
> serotonin, linked to physical well being. That it also reduce the release of
> melatonin which creates fatigue.
>
>
> I've been showing and telling my friends about this light so you may need to
> ask them to get more in. Home Depot is pretty good with ordering things when
> you need them.
>
> Both lamps are made by Hampton Bay. The executive model is called Executive
> Sunlight Desklamp and has a model number of 1227 BKRT. Price $40.
>
> The other is called Silver Finish Desk Lamp, model number 1127. Price $20.
>
> Replacement bulb is model 9024B FML27, 6,500K Daylight, price unknown.
>
> Happy computing!! :)
>
>
Dude! I've been needing some lights in my office, and my wife and I
tend to have that seasonal depression in these darker months. Thanks
for the tip!
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