I’m wondering about those little hockey puck lighting that would go under the cabinets of the kitchen. My question is as we have a old can light above the sink and always leave it on whenever we go out for a night light are those hockey pucks safe to do the same?
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Yes, they are safe, as far a fire concern might be. But, I have a xenon lighting system that puts out as much light but is a bit cooler. Ask a lighting designer about them.
Edited 10/26/2005 8:50 pm ET by BARMIL
Barmil...how different is the color temp compared to the classic mr16??Jake Gulick
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Xenon is warmer.
Another advantage is longer bulb life, something like 10,000hr.
LED is another choice but I don't know much about the color though.
The LED applications I have seen, (and I haven't seen that many, so don't put much stock in this, ;) ) have been rather diffuse and bluish. And not that "bright" looking, although light output is there.
I will give zenon a serios look. What are the physical properties, and how do they differ from halogen? (Halogen is the inert gas present in the bulb that allows the filament burn hotter, at a higher color temp, correct?)Jake Gulick
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(Halogen is the inert gas present in the bulb that allows the filament burn hotter, at a higher color temp, correct?)
Almost, halogens are not inert gases, Xenon is.
The halogens are five non-metallic elements found in group VIIA of the periodic table.
They are: fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine.
I share the same observation with you on LED's, but they are improving all the time and it shouldn't be too long before they can offer the desired color rendering.
Those are not MR 16's, they have bulbs that are called peanuts. They are safe to be left on as long as you follow the installation instruction. No recessed routered setting, need ventilation etc.
Edited 10/26/2005 10:03 pm ET by TomC
Tom, there are pucks a customer recently installed in a plywood shelf system. The lens rim and bulb housing came off the puck housing and was screwed to the drilled hole in the shelf to make it "flush" mount. Are you suggesting this is a problem install that I should bring to their attention? A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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Calvin, if the hole is drilled through then there is no problem but if the hole is merely recessed, then ventilation has to be provided per installation instruction, usually that means one or two holes of certain sizes to be drilled through to the other side.
Check out xenon pucks, they operate at 20C lower than halogen so ventilation might not be required. Again, read instruction.
Its interesting you mention this as I have seen HD sell shelves with these recessed puck lights in them. Of course, if your intent were to DIY burn down your house HD says, "you can do it, and we can help." lol
The hole was drilled through, with an air space then a cover shelf. The bulbs are xenon. The instructions were 2 short screws and 2 long screws. Very clear in their application. Clever those chinese.
A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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