On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 6:30:59 PM UTC-4, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:41:46 -0500, F. George McDuffee
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 21:28:05 -0400, Tom Gardner
wrote:

I can't stand working in my office/man-cave because the lighting is so
crappy. I'm squinting like a 12 year old with a Playboy! I have one
eyeball type in the ceiling on the far left with a 100w equivalent, a
low-watt pendant in the far right corner and a lighted magnifier an a
articulated arm in the center rear of a 10' x 4' desk. I'm really
thinking of a 4-bulb 8' florescent above the desk. Any better solutions?
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I suggest two arm type drafting lamps with LED bulbs. Very
bright and little heat. Slightly more expensive than the
CFLs, but after making the switch a few months ago in
several lamps like them better.
Examples, but I'm sure your local big box store will have
the equivalent.
http://tinyurl.com/osv2due

I have swimg-arms all over my house, some with magnifiers and ring
fluors. In one, I have a (60) 3528 SMD LED bulb totaling 4.5w and it
works well for reading on the couch. http://tinyurl.com/kr76upr
I can set these lamps in front of my eyeglasses to remove all glare.
Glare is why I don't like over-the-shoulder lights or overheads. I
put 12w (or 15?) spots in my hallway and utility room and they work
fantastically well, even in fixtures.


http://tinyurl.com/khoack7

Or these. I keep to 12w or less due to heat. And I'm shifting away
from the 20w 5050 SMD LEDs due to power supply failures over the past
couple years. Epistars seem to far outlast CREEs in the stock I have
purchased over the last 5 years.

For anything requiring lots of light, I'm back to CFL, but I'm using
4100, 5000, or 6500K bulbs. What a difference in mood and readability
at the higher Kelvin temps! I do not miss ****-yellow incandescents.
especially when these are $3 or less each.

http://tinyurl.com/ko6ocqu 9w 120-degree spot
http://tinyurl.com/kr76upr 12w 120-degree spot

http://tinyurl.com/kr76upr 15w 120-degree spot
I have yet to determine longevity, but one of ten died overnight.

Dimmability adds 15-50% to the price, but adds compatibility with
dimmers and home automation.

Be aware that a 9w bulb is driven lower so it only takes 7-8w
of power. These are BRIGHT, though. For a flashlight, I put a
9w MR16 bulb into a box with a 5ah battery and it lights up the
neighborhood.

Gee, you're choice of words makes it damn difficult to read what you mean.