Chromalux lights
J. Allan Bartel
chromalux lights instead of the Ott lights which are so popular for
needlework, and that they were so much less expensive. I am wondering
where I could purchase these lights. Is there any Canadian retailer,
as I am in Manitoba? Are there certain US stores that carry these
lights, should I be south of the border on vacation sometime?
Needing more light.
Helen
Mary M. Riedel
task lamp from Ikea and it's marvelous. A basic search on the web will turn
up several retailers. I buy mine at a local hardware store here in Los
Angeles. They last a LONG time too.
"J. Allan Bartel" <abar...@home1.com> wrote in message
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Richard
wrote:
>Some while back someone here was it you, Richard?) posted about using
>chromalux lights instead of the Ott lights which are so popular for
>needlework, and that they were so much less expensive. I am wondering
>where I could purchase these lights. .........
Helen, I got mine at Dick Blicks:
http://www.dickblick.com/homepage/a/
Richard
J. Allan Bartel
Thank you for your response. Are they as good as the Ott lights?
Today I was in Winnipeg and stopped in at Robinson Lighting. They
were selling a NEODYMIUM lamp in various sizes and I purchased a 75
watt flood lamp, which I have put into a gooseneck lamp I used to use
before I got my Ott light. Now my Ott light is the cheaper version
from Office Depot and yet I notice that this NEODYMIUM lamp does not
have nearly as white a light as the Ott.
Last evening while searching on the net for the chromalux, the word
neodymium came up in reference to them, so I thought that these I
found, which are made by HASKELLITE, might be the same thing. Any
thoughts on this? The 75 watt flood lamp which I purchased was $9.98
Cdn. The salesperson at the store said they were just as good as the
Ott lights. Any thoughts on this?
TIA,
Helen
Mary M. Riedel
somewhat better for color, but it's *marginal.* When you can buy a good
task lamp for $ 7.00 and a Chromalux bulb for $ 8.00, how can you really
compare? I much prefer the Chromalux and wouldn't spend anything more than
the cost of their bulbs.
I don't know about the other bulbs you mention but I've used the Chromalux
very comfortably for years and never felt a need for anything else. (Yes,
I've used the Ott in a shop...not enough difference to make me interested in
spending the money on it.)
There has been a major recall of Ott lamps for security (fire) reasons.
Jeri
> Thank you for your response. Are they as good as the Ott lights?
> Today I was in Winnipeg and stopped in at Robinson Lighting. They
> were selling a NEODYMIUM lamp in various sizes and I purchased a 75
> watt flood lamp, which I have put into a gooseneck lamp I used to use
> before I got my Ott light. Now my Ott light is the cheaper version
> from Office Depot and yet I notice that this NEODYMIUM lamp does not
> have nearly as white a light as the Ott.
> Last evening while searching on the net for the chromalux, the word
> neodymium came up in reference to them, so I thought that these I
> found, which are made by HASKELLITE, might be the same thing. Any
> thoughts on this? The 75 watt flood lamp which I purchased was $9.98
> Cdn. The salesperson at the store said they were just as good as the
> Ott lights. Any thoughts on this?
> TIA,
> Helen
"As good as OTT" is very subjective. It depends on what you're looking
for in a light. Some people say a light similar to daylight makes it
easier to see, others say it doesn't matter as long as the light is
bright. So even 'good' is subjective.
Full spectrum light just means that a bulb gives off all 3 colors of the
visible spectrum, red, green, blue.
Seeing these words doesn't necessarily mean the light is similar to
daylight.
It's very difficult to explain light and color without getting
technical. This site has a graph that explains it better than just
words. http://www.atlantalightbulbs.com/pages/excella.html
As you can see, all of those bulbs are full spectrum but only one comes
close to producing light similar to daylight.
A bulb which produces light similar to daylight needs to have both a CRI
(color rendering index) close to 100 and a color temperature close to
5500K. If you are looking for a light to do color matching you should go
by these numbers. If you don't have to worry about color matching then
get a bulb you feel comfortable with. The reason the OTT light looks
whiter might be because Chromalux removed some of the yellow light that
they say causes glare. Whenever you remove a part of the visible color
spectrum the light isn't as white.
HTH
--
Jeri
-slowest stitcher in western NY
Richard
wrote:
>Thank you for your response. Are they as good as the Ott lights?
>Today I was in Winnipeg and stopped in at Robinson Lighting.
>......The salesperson at the store said they were just as good as the
>Ott lights. Any thoughts on this?
>TIA,
>Helen
On the scale they use to measure whether a light is close to sun
light, the Ott has a higher rating than the Chromalux. The Ott is a
little better, but it is not too noticeable. What is noticeable is
the Ott doesn't generate heat where the Chromalux bulb does. The
Ott's light is less intense or bright and easier on the eyes because
of that.
In my opinion, anyway,
Richard
Mary M. Riedel
regular light bulbs. But no more or less than usual.
Darla
<mmri...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>I wouldn't worry about them being exactly the same. Supposedly the Ott is
>somewhat better for color, but it's *marginal.* When you can buy a good
>task lamp for $ 7.00 and a Chromalux bulb for $ 8.00, how can you really
>compare? I much prefer the Chromalux and wouldn't spend anything more than
>the cost of their bulbs.
>
>I don't know about the other bulbs you mention but I've used the Chromalux
>very comfortably for years and never felt a need for anything else.
I agree with Mary: why spend all that perfectly good stash money on
an Ott light when I'm perfectly satisfied with the Chromalux
full-spectrum bulbs? I get mine at Whole Foods Market, and find the
color of the light so easy on my eyes that I've put Chromalux bulbs in
all the lamps surrounding my 'puter and writing desks.
Darla
Law of Probability Dispersal: Whatever it is that hits the
fan will not be evenly distributed.
Mary M. Riedel
the computer, both living room lamps. They're more expensive but last a
long time and are worth it. Marvelous for reading, I can never go back to
regular white light bulbs for anything but the bath and kitchen. And you're
right, you should see all the wonderful stash I can afford!