My home billiard room has a 8 foot ceiling and recessed lighting. I have about 6 cans right over the pool table (you can see it here).
http://picasaweb.google.com/david.arnold.mn/BoundaryWaters#5701809542946227058
I have been on a mission to get the best lights with the following characteristics:
White light
As bright as possible
Floods a nice wide angle. Can be too much of a spot.
Dimmable
I started with the small (BR30) standard 65 watt incandescent recessed flood. Those weren’t bright enough. I was looking for something much brighter and ran across recessed floods that were bigger (BR40). So that was cool. I switched out the trim to accept the bigger bulbs. Looking for options at Home Depot I ran across a Halogen BR40 90 watt bulb. I got those home and they were pretty nice. Way brighter than before. But turns out their life was not very long. I just ordered on-line a case of 150w BR40 incandescent bulbs (the highest wattage before you get into heat lamps) assuming that they would be much brighter than the 90W Halogens. Wrong. They were way dimmer and the light was yellow.
So before I go buying more replacement halogens, I thought I would ask what other people are using. I really don’t want to go down the path of a pool table light per se because of the ceiling height and I already have good coverage with the cans.
Thanks for your help.
http://picasaweb.google.com/david.arnold.mn/BoundaryWaters#5701809542946227058
I have been on a mission to get the best lights with the following characteristics:
White light
As bright as possible
Floods a nice wide angle. Can be too much of a spot.
Dimmable
I started with the small (BR30) standard 65 watt incandescent recessed flood. Those weren’t bright enough. I was looking for something much brighter and ran across recessed floods that were bigger (BR40). So that was cool. I switched out the trim to accept the bigger bulbs. Looking for options at Home Depot I ran across a Halogen BR40 90 watt bulb. I got those home and they were pretty nice. Way brighter than before. But turns out their life was not very long. I just ordered on-line a case of 150w BR40 incandescent bulbs (the highest wattage before you get into heat lamps) assuming that they would be much brighter than the 90W Halogens. Wrong. They were way dimmer and the light was yellow.
So before I go buying more replacement halogens, I thought I would ask what other people are using. I really don’t want to go down the path of a pool table light per se because of the ceiling height and I already have good coverage with the cans.
Thanks for your help.