http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen Energy Saving Tips for Consumers Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:51:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/halogen-a-great-choice-for-aesthetics-value/2009/08/08/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/halogen-a-great-choice-for-aesthetics-value/2009/08/08/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:22:29 +0000 TT5Rt78 http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=502 In recent years halogen lighting has gone out of vogue almost as precipitously as the Macarena. The primary reason for this is a number of overblown safety concerns specific to halogen lamps. Part of what makes halogen light so clean and bright – the proximity of the quartz envelope to the tungsten filament – is also what makes the bulb hot enough to start fires – if someone is negligent enough to let that happen. In actuality halogen lights are less dangerous than incandescent holiday lig Finish Reading this Post

]]> In recent years halogen lighting has gone out of vogue almost as precipitously as the Macarena. The primary reason for this is a number of overblown safety concerns specific to halogen lamps. Part of what makes halogen light so clean and bright – the proximity of the quartz envelope to the tungsten filament – is also what makes the bulb hot enough to start fires – if someone is negligent enough to let that happen. In actuality halogen lights are less dangerous than incandescent holiday lig Finish Reading this Post

]]> http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/halogen-a-great-choice-for-aesthetics-value/2009/08/08/feed/ 0 http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/what-ballasts-do/2009/07/13/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/what-ballasts-do/2009/07/13/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:10:49 +0000 TT5Rt78 http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=489 When it comes time to overhaul lighting systems or build them anew, many people are surprised to learn that they have to make decisions about a piece of technology they never see called a lighting ballast. Because incandescent bulbs can be directly wired into electrical systems, it comes as a surprise that gas bulbs require an additional component – the ballast – to regulate the voltage. The extra cost is no reason for despair – it is quickly recouped. Quite simply, the ballast regulates v Finish Reading this Post

]]> When it comes time to overhaul lighting systems or build them anew, many people are surprised to learn that they have to make decisions about a piece of technology they never see called a lighting ballast. Because incandescent bulbs can be directly wired into electrical systems, it comes as a surprise that gas bulbs require an additional component – the ballast – to regulate the voltage. The extra cost is no reason for despair – it is quickly recouped. Quite simply, the ballast regulates v Finish Reading this Post

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