On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 19:45:31 GMT, Mark wrote:

Hi

I was wondering if there are any guidelines as to how close together
these need to be for a kitchen where we will have an approx. 4m run of
work top in an L shape with no wall cupboards.

I am considering the mains voltage 50W type, and want a bright working
area.

TIA

For gods sake get LV and save yourself from expensive bulb replacements
every fortnight. Every person I know with mains halogens hates the bloody
things and has ripped them out - when you end up with half the lights blown
every two months...so will you.

How does 4 years average lifetime in a busy are grab you on my 50W LV
spots? And bulb price less than half the mains ones?


I would put about 1 every meter frankly. Over the worktop. For general
lighting 2-5 square meters per bulb, and get wide angle ones. Eyeball
firttings enable you to use a bit less, by allowing you to set where the
bright patches are.