http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/articles/LightingQuestions http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/rss/LightingQuestions.xml Lighting Questions from PrettyGreatAnswers.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ The different types of lighting are: incandescent, tungsten-halogen, compact fluorescent, tubular fluorescent, and HID (high-density discharge). Incandescent lights (like the common household light bulb) have relatively shortlifespans, generally 1000 to 3000 hours of use. These are also the least e Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:05:20 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/22-07-2006What-are-the-different-types-of-lighting.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/22-07-2006What-are-the-different-types-of-lighting.htm A great diversity of light fixtures is available for different purposes. In general, fixtures are practical, versatile, presentable, and durable, and they make the interior design of a room more colorful. The three main groups of light fixtures are end-piece fixtures, ceiling fixtures, and landsca Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:05:20 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/22-07-2006What-are-the-different-kinds-of-fixtures.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/22-07-2006What-are-the-different-kinds-of-fixtures.htm Fluorescent light produces energy from the atom. It is composed of many small particle pockets that expand to cause momentum. The basic unit of light in fluorescent is called “photons." Atoms discharge photons when the electrons heat up. The electrons travel around a certain orbit to increase the Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:05:20 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/22-07-2006What-is-a-fluorescent-light.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/22-07-2006What-is-a-fluorescent-light.htm Incandescent light produces light by a shimmering filament. The filament is heated by white-hot electric current. Incandescence is the light-giving method. A glass container orbulb encloses the filament. Incandescent bulbs normally contain a low-pressure vacuumto produce oxidation of the filament Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:05:20 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/22-07-2006What-is-incandescent-light.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/22-07-2006What-is-incandescent-light.htm Halogen provides brilliant illumination by the use of electric current to heat a filament of metal and tungsten until it burns. Halogen has a filament inside a container or envelope. Halogen lamps work much the same way as incandescent lamps, butthe chemical reactions in halogen lamps are more eff Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:05:20 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/22-07-2006What-is-halogen.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/22-07-2006What-is-halogen.htm Everything here is © Pretty Great, Copyright 2006, All Rights Reserved.