Re: Low Voltage Lighting

"DaveC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Need to light a display in a dark room with less-than-full brightness
lights
> (ie, "mood" lighting). Would like to use small spots, but these are mostly
> quartz-halogen bulbs. To my understanding, QH bulbs must be run at full
> brightness, otherwise the filiments fail to "redeposit" properly.
>
> Also, dimming LV lighting is not straight forward (out of the box; I know
> anything can be done with custom controls...)
>
> This leaves mineature incandescant spots. Wiring is a pain (mains voltage,
> conduit, code requirements, etc.), but if all else fails, I'll do this
using
> a dimmer.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
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If you looking for mood lighting consider switching the lights at full
bright in several stages. A dimmer accepts the full load and only passes on
the level you set. Using a 100 watt base and you set it for 50 % or 50 watts
then your burning off 50 watts in heat. Not exactly efficient. I know it
means more wiring but if you think about it you might decide that it is a
better way to go.
Just a wild thought from the cheap seats