Re: Fluorescent vs. Halogen

Posted by BiBrun on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Re-Fluorescent-vs-Halogen-tp1548914p1548918.html

Yeah the low voltage are likely to be bad, especially if there's
a dimmer and/or wiring error.

120V ones should be fine (with no dimmer and no wiring errors).
Bill

On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

> > My church has gotten rid of all the overhead fluorescent and replaced
> > them all with halogen. I had stopped going to church because of the
> bulbs. Now
> > I'm wondering if the halogen will be ok for me if I react so strongly to
> > fluorescents, does anyone know??
>
> Are they the large (incandescent) halogens, or the smaller 12 volt
> halogens?
> I don't think there is any problem with incandescent halogens, but
> the smaller ones can cause problems because they use transformers to
> convert 120 volts down to 12 volts.
>
> Of course, the only way to know if you'll react strongly is to try it
> and see!
>
> Marc
>
>


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