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Comment on How do I connect a lighting fixture with only a black and white wire? by Kate

Kate — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:46:05 +0000

get a qualified electrician so you will be alive to enjoy it later. [who] Kate

Comment on How do I connect a lighting fixture with only a black and white wire? by Towanda

Towanda — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:58:44 +0000

Hook it up like the other one was. [who] Towanda

Comment on How do I connect a lighting fixture with only a black and white wire? by D2

D2 — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:57:42 +0000

if you look in the gang box you will see the white wires wire nutted together,but it sounds like the 2 black wires are the break in the circuit.if you have a multi meter try finding which black wire is hot with switch on,that’s the one you wire the black wire from the fixture with.wiring the white wire to the other black wire,make sure you find and wire in the ground wire,that’s what makes it all work. [who] D2

Comment on What is the best kitchen lighting for preparing food? by Karen L

Karen L — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:14:15 +0000

Any bright light aimed the right way should work. Perhaps your problem is not the type of light but the amount of it you have in your cooking area but if true colour is what you want, then let’s get technical here and say that you want to look for whatever lighting will give you good colour rendering. You may have to do a little research on the bulbs you use, and the info you want is not likely to be on the packaging of any bulbs you buy. You may have to check manufacturers’ websites to find that out. You can search “colour rendering” and come up with various articles on it. Also keep colour temperature(Kelvin rating, expressed as 2700k, for example, in a CFL equivalent of an average incandescent bulb) in mind. A very blue or “cool” light will wash out some blue in anything you look at under it, and that might account for the different colour in your steak once you bring it out into a more red or “warmer” light such as daylight where any red there is would be less visible. In the warmer light, you can’t see the red you could see in a bluer light. If you aim a strong red light at something red, the red will seem to disappear. Most light bulbs come in a variety of choices these days. Most of the big lighting makers(GE, Sylvania, Philips) have information on what kind of light their bulbs produce, what’s best for certain situations, and they often have more info on the bulbs in the website than appears on the packages. You can also look at “how to choose a light bulb” articles. Artists are much concerned with light quality, so any articles about how to choose lighting for an art studio are valuable. And sometimes experimenting is the only way to tell for sure what works for you. [who] Karen L

Comment on Where can I find inexpensive purple lighting for my wedding reception? by Edward

Edward — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:12:24 +0000

You can buy purple light bulbs from [who] Edward

Comment on What can I use for a portable power source for lighting equipment? by fhotoace

fhotoace — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:49:48 +0000

These are the type lighting kits we rent when we do not have access to power from the mains.

[who] fhotoace

Comment on How many and what watts LED ceiling light is needed to provide same lighting of 2 tube lights ? by The Tank

The Tank — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:11:08 +0000

Some LED lights have their incandescent equivalent watts written on the box (it’s roughly 4:1). But this is very unreliable for comparing the light output. Not all of them specify Lumens (light output) and even if they did you’d be hard put to match that to a (say) 100W incandescent bulb because these didn’t have their Lumens quoted.

You don’t say what wattage your tube lights are. Without that information nobody could tell you how many LEDs you would need to replace them – even if was possible to do a direct comparison.

LED lights cost about 4x the price of a CFL bulb, so bare that in mind when you’re working out your running costs. [who] The Tank

Comment on What is the best kitchen lighting for preparing food? by sweetroll

sweetroll — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:42:41 +0000

Don’t use fluorescent lighting. It tends to wash things out, however it is the most economical. I just had my kitchen redone and replaced the lighting with regular incandescent bulbs and a dimmer switch. There are 3 100 watt bulbs and I can adjust the lighting to my needs. I really don’t rely on the light to tell me when things are ‘done’ but rather a lot of experience with cooking.
I will tell you that my old lighting was crappy and consisted of an adjustable thing with 3 separate light fixtures you could focus on whatever you want. The bad thing is that the light was too high and the beam not bright enough to really focus on anything. What I have now is an overall bright light that illuminates everything. [who] sweetroll

Comment on Where do I start with hooking up intelligent lighting for parties? by Daniel K

Daniel K — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:04:52 +0000

Here is a good place to shop:
–DJ-Lighting–2457 [who] Daniel K

Comment on Where can I find inexpensive purple lighting for my wedding reception? by saaanen

saaanen — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:43:02 +0000

Buy any spotlight you want, and go to an art store and ask for purple photographic gels. It's a film you attach to the spotlight. [who] saaanen