Comments on: Reader Find: Microsun Lamps http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:11:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Steve K http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-382166 Steve K Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:35:15 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-382166 I've been using a Microsun floor lamp for several years now and I'm mostly happy with it. Pros: Generates a lot of light (more than 500W halogens) without too much heat. Energy efficient. Cons: Takes a while (like several minutes) to reach full brightness. I’ve been using a Microsun floor lamp for several years now and I’m mostly happy with it. Pros: Generates a lot of light (more than 500W halogens) without too much heat. Energy efficient. Cons: Takes a while (like several minutes) to reach full brightness.

]]> By: Paul http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-19147 Paul Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:05:50 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-19147 Nice item! The older I get the more light I always want to work with. Working in the dark just isn't a formula for good results for me. Nice item! The older I get the more light I always want to work with. Working in the dark just isn’t a formula for good results for me.

]]> By: NickC http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-19044 NickC Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:21:56 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-19044 Can I use the Microsun bulb in my own lamp at home? The Microsun bulb is unlike any other. If our bulb was purchased and installed in the socket of an ordinary lamp, it would not turn on. Our bulbs require a special power supply, installed on every Microsun table and floor lamp, which allows it to operate correctly. Can I use the Microsun bulb in my own lamp at home?
The Microsun bulb is unlike any other. If our bulb was purchased and installed in the socket of an ordinary lamp, it would not turn on. Our bulbs require a special power supply, installed on every Microsun table and floor lamp, which allows it to operate correctly.

]]> By: Jeff T http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-18345 Jeff T Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:19:50 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-18345 They sure do look like metal halides that I've seen at work! Concept seems cool, but things don't add up here? They sure do look like metal halides that I’ve seen at work!
Concept seems cool, but things don’t add up here?

]]> By: Daniel Rutter http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-18242 Daniel Rutter Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:56:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-18242 Uh - these ARE metal halide lamps. As such, they'll only work when driven by a special ballast; you can't use them in a standard socket. (Actually, I bet you can't _physically_ screw them into a standard socket, unless Microsun are pretty dumb. No good can come from mixing up incandescent and halide bulbs.) Uh - these ARE metal halide lamps. As such, they’ll only work when driven by a special ballast; you can’t use them in a standard socket.

(Actually, I bet you can’t _physically_ screw them into a standard socket, unless Microsun are pretty dumb. No good can come from mixing up incandescent and halide bulbs.)

]]> By: nrChris http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-18195 nrChris Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:41:23 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/02/02/reader-find-microsun-lamps/#comment-18195 They are probably color corrected with a colored powder mixture on the inside of the bulb. It basically works, from a photographers perspective, you can only push or pull a light color so far--but this seems to be within an acceptable range. I am currently getting by with dual fluorescents over my workbench, and I would like a solution that gives me a more diffused light--to me the quality of the light is much more important than the color. They are probably color corrected with a colored powder mixture on the inside of the bulb. It basically works, from a photographers perspective, you can only push or pull a light color so far–but this seems to be within an acceptable range.

I am currently getting by with dual fluorescents over my workbench, and I would like a solution that gives me a more diffused light–to me the quality of the light is much more important than the color.

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