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Old 12-05-2007, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Doug View Post
So why not measure the T-5 par on 4ft. 54w bulbs, instead of the smallest they make?

cuz thats the sizes they had set up in the store, and with floressent bulbs the wattage is a function of length so the intensity at any point along the bulb should be the same no matter what the length is. the difference is in the area they cover.

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