electrojuapiño
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I just installed a track here at home expecting it to be brighter and really nice looking but so far I had to mount 3 fixtures with 50W halogen bulbs to get decent light! I was hoping that it was going to be about the same wattage as the old 60W incandescent bulb I had before to get the same amount of light in the room. Now I discover that I need almost 3 times more "power" to have about the same light output (I mean how much the room is lit now...the brightness)
In the store they say not to worry that this fixtures I have put up are 12V so it consumes a lot less electricity than the equivalent same wattage incandescent bulb or if they where line voltage and not 12V fixtures. Is this true? I see that now I will use 150W total so it's a lot more electricity expen$e (3x50w fixtures) to get the same brightness.
Of these two bulbs: a 50W/12V (low voltage) halogen bulb and a line voltage 50W halogen bulb.....what regular incandescent bulb wattage are they equivalent to in terms of electricity comsumption..... for example: "a 50w/12v halogen bulb comsumes the same electricity as a 50 watt incandescent bulb." If anyone understands and is kind enough to explain to me in a simple comparison like this then I would understand.
I need to put more lights and need to know if it's worth it! Thanks a million!
In the store they say not to worry that this fixtures I have put up are 12V so it consumes a lot less electricity than the equivalent same wattage incandescent bulb or if they where line voltage and not 12V fixtures. Is this true? I see that now I will use 150W total so it's a lot more electricity expen$e (3x50w fixtures) to get the same brightness.
Of these two bulbs: a 50W/12V (low voltage) halogen bulb and a line voltage 50W halogen bulb.....what regular incandescent bulb wattage are they equivalent to in terms of electricity comsumption..... for example: "a 50w/12v halogen bulb comsumes the same electricity as a 50 watt incandescent bulb." If anyone understands and is kind enough to explain to me in a simple comparison like this then I would understand.
I need to put more lights and need to know if it's worth it! Thanks a million!
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