getuhgrip
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Are flourescent (tube) lights going to cause probems? If so, what's the best high volume lighting solution? 
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Dani Pace
New member
Florescent lights sometimes cause hum. It's not really the bulb, but the ballast (basically a transformer) that causes the problem. Standard incadescent bulbs are normaly quiet but they can also cause a lot of hum if you use a dimmer switch.
mshilarious
Banned
Funny you should ask, my lighting was just installed yesterday. I think a variety of lighting is best. I have four options:
- halogens on the wet bar (the rack)
- halogen tracks near the wall
- halogen cans in the floating cloud
- compact flourescent cans in the floating cloud
The flourescents are for general desk work, the halogens are quieter. The track lights make for good mood lighting.
I do recommend getting the wattage of the halogen bulbs right, because good dimmer switches--the ones that don't spit out EMI--are rather expensive. So get the lighting options set on individual switches so you don't need dimmers.
- halogens on the wet bar (the rack)
- halogen tracks near the wall
- halogen cans in the floating cloud
- compact flourescent cans in the floating cloud
The flourescents are for general desk work, the halogens are quieter. The track lights make for good mood lighting.
I do recommend getting the wattage of the halogen bulbs right, because good dimmer switches--the ones that don't spit out EMI--are rather expensive. So get the lighting options set on individual switches so you don't need dimmers.