Hi Dave --
You didn’t say what size CFLs you will be using, or how far from the layout
surface. Even the lowest power CFL puts out a lot of light. I would do
some testing as to how intense you want your lighting to be.
So, the best I can do is relate my personal experience. I recently
switched to “daylight” CFLs in the trainroom. The light is more harsh than
the “warm” CFLs that mimic incandescent’s color, but it keeps my sky blue
and takes a better photo. My lights are in cans in the ceiling, ten pretty
evenly spaced over the layout on about 4-1/2 foot centers. The ceiling is
about 5 above the layout. By the time the light gets to the layout
surface it is pretty even, but near the top of the backdrop there are
obvious bright/dark areas. Most of the CFLs are 60 watt equivalent, but a
couple are 75 watt where the layout is lowest (farthest from the light) and
widest (at the corners). I also have a room fan with four lights in the
center of the room that I will probably use to fill those darker areas of
the backdrop by using mini spotlights.
I would probably run a bus wire pair and connect each socket individually to
the bus. I realize you are working with 110 AC, so some precautions should
be taken (“suitcase” connectors?) to prevent shocks.
Good luck!
Bill Winans
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anyone have experience with CFL lights in porcelain lampholders mounted in a
lighting valence? I'm thinking about mounting them about 1.5 to 2 feet apart
and was wondering if that spacing sounds about right and also what is the
best way to gang wire a run of them? ...DaveBranum
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