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Old 03-27-2007, 01:52 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by greenbastard View Post
i believe you are wrong, the higher the kelvins the brighter they are. kelvins is a measure of heat. example. a regular house hold light bulb gives a very soft light, very yellow or orange. a halogen burns hotter and the temperature is hotter and so you get a whiter light. a flourecent light burns even hotter and you get an extreme white or in some cases a bit of blue. or you can think of a dimmer switch. as you increase the power, the tungsten filament gets hotter and the light bulb gets brighter. trust me, i have been selling lights at my work for almost two years, i know what i'm talking about.



Actually no, You should look this up before you post on it. The lower °K HIDs output more lumens.
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