I was working at the space yesterday and I noticed that and "100W" compact florescent seemed to put out a significant amount of light compared to the MH lights that are hung in the back. When I asked Andrew how much power the MH lights took he told me they drew ~4 Amps @ 110V. I was intrigued and looked at the side of the CF bulb and found that it only draws .380amps. More than a tenth of the power with a large amount of light. With more points of light we will have less shadows and an easier time seeing what we are working on.
I know Andrew, Devin and many others have worked very hard to purchase, build, test, and install the MH lights but maybe we should evaluate upgrading to all CF lights for the power savings. When I spoke to Andrew about this he did bring up the issue with the longevity of the CF bulbs. I do see that they might fail more often then the MH but I think this might be offset by their low operational cost, low purchase price, and easy availability for purchase. The electrical run for the MH could be kept in-place, used for a CF setup and if so desired the electrical relay controlling the MH could be re-purposed and used for a machine/wood shop power switch. This is all my personal opinion. Justin
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