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|    Michael Terrell to Steve Wolf    |
|    Re: Wattage of rough service incandecent    |
|    13 Jan 20 17:00:10    |
      From: terrell.michael.a@gmail.com              On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 8:28:40 AM UTC-5, Steve Wolf wrote:       > I had not thought about Grainger for lamps. Thanks for that.       >        > I did go to my local little hardware and they only had Service lights of 40       Watts. I have not gone to a Big hardware as it is some distance. I will look       there when I'm there next.       >        > You mention halogen lamps, are they a resistive type light?? I didnt look at       them cause, well they are more money and I didnt think they would work??        >        > By the way here is in theory what the law is.       >        > "Federal government banned the import and sale of 75- and 100-watt       incandescent bulbs, effective 1 January 2014. On 1 January 2015, 40- and       60-watt bulbs were also banned. Retailers will be allowed to sell their       existing inventories imported before the        bans."       >        > Regards.              Halogen lamps are incandescent lamps. The Halogen gas not only lets the       filament run hotter, it helps redeposit the evaporated tungsten on the       filament. This gives more Lumens per watt, and longer service life.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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