PC lighting without ballast

[Dez]

Hey guys... I just made a dual PC light fixture for under 10 bucks for my refugium...

I bought a couple of regular sockets $3 each...
an extension cord for wire $2
couple of bolts $1

That's 7 dollars...

I mounted it in white rain gutter (eavesthrough) plastic and cut it to sit right on top of my refugium...

The bulbs are the more expensive part though.. Each bulb was $19 (but I used my Canadian Tire money)... the bulbs are screw in bulbs not needing a ballast made my GE, it is the daylight bulb and on the box it says 6500K as colour temperature. There are cheap bulbs $6.99 but the colour was pretty warm. This is a quick easy way to make a light without much heat...

I don't know anything about lumens or anything but it says it puts out 950 lumens. It's only 15 watts but says it's equivalent to a 60 watt bulb...it's one of those energy saver bulbs...

What do you guys think? A cost effective everygy efficient way to have lighting... good for 100 000 hours...

des

[ 19 April 2002, 09:39: Message edited by: Dez ]