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Old 09-19-2007, 04:00 AM
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just a quick question, my two halide bulbs are both 20k's but aren't blue.
for example when they're heating up in the first minute there really a deep blue tone, but when they stabilize after a minute or two they become a typical whiter color, not a yellower tint persay such as 6k's, but just not as blue as one would expect from 20k's, any ideas? ballasts reflectors maybe? the reflectors shouldn't be a factor there good quality polished aluminum, it's a pendant fixture, two reflectors
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