Brunswick Gold Crown Light / Diamond Light Dimensions

[scottjen26]

Yes, looking for the same answer, as a rough guide at least. Typical 3/4 light fixtures should be in a certain range, but the large full-table type lights like Diamonds or GC must be higher in order for the light to diffuse over the table properly.

I've heard roughly 68" off the floor for normal lights and 78" off the floor for larger lights. Trying to trial and error it while trying to hold it and mount over an existing table doesn't seem like a lot of fun, especially with a 60 - 70 pound light, so looking for an approximate guide at least.
Scott

 

[Andy01]

Yes, looking for the same answer, as a rough guide at least. Typical 3/4 light fixtures should be in a certain range, but the large full-table type lights like Diamonds or GC must be higher in order for the light to diffuse over the table properly.

I've heard roughly 68" off the floor for normal lights and 78" off the floor for larger lights. Trying to trial and error it while trying to hold it and mount over an existing table doesn't seem like a lot of fun, especially with a 60 - 70 pound light, so looking for an approximate guide at least.
Scott

Sure, Scott! Will do some research and work on this very soon. I will update here once I've done with the guide.

 

[Dave]

light height

My 4x8 foot Diamond light hangs 40" above the rails.
It seem to work well. No one bumps into it and it doesn't seem oppressive over the table.
The light is diffused by the fixture. The height doesn't effect diffusion significantly with this fixture, just intensity.... lower would be brighter, higher would be less bright. The light is very even with shadows that do not distract.
Think of it this way... your light source is 4x8 feet, as opposed to 3 or 4 bulbs shining directly on the table slightly diffused by a reflector about 1 foot square. Very soft, even light vs harsh, contrasty light.
A traditional fixture is an different beast. lower is less contrast, but less coverage of the table where as higher is more contrasty with greater coverage. This assumes the fixture is the only light source.
Enough said, the Diamond type design is far superior to any other type of fixture that I'm aware of. If there are others out there, I'd love to know about them.

Dave