They use too much electricity. In incandescent bulbs, a current is applied to a think wire that is called a filament. In fluorescent bulbs, a current is applied to a gas that fills the tube. There is no wire in a fluorescent tube. It's takes a lot less energy. LED lighting applies current directly to a semiconductive material which changes state without needing to get hot.
An incandescent bulb has a wire filament that heats up and glows when enough electricity passes through it. The length, thickness, and material of the filament determines how much light is given off by the filament, how much heat it generates, how much electric current it draws to emit that amount of light, and how long it lasts before burning out. Although Incandescent bulbs are considered inefficient because much of the electricity is converted to heat instead of just light, there are situations where the heat generated is also useful. Bakeries use commercial ovens with rows of many of these bulbs to generate the heat for baking. The bulbs are easily replaceable and cheaply available compared with electric ovens that use are forms of resistance wiring to create heat. In the winter such bulbs also help warm a home with radiant heat supplementing other forms of home heating.
Fluorescent bulbs are tubes with a Mercury vapor. Since mercury is normally not a vapor at room temperature, the ends of the tube have a filament which heats up and glows when the lamp is turned on. The is enough to make mercury in the bulb vaporize. Electricity passing through the bulb then makes the mercury vapor generate ultraviolet light. The inside of the tube is coated with a material which when exposed to ultraviolet light generates visible light. This method is considered more efficient than an incandescent bulb as much less heat is generated. Fluorescent lamps are more expensive as additional parts are necessary to control the electricity to first heat the mercury to a vapor, switch off the filament, control the current going through the tube. Although fluorescent bulbs last longer than incandescent because it does not use a filament for light, each time it is turned on, it uses a filament which will eventually burn out.
An LED (Light Emitting Diode) is an electronic component called a diode that is constructed to emit light when electricity passes through it. The diode itself generates very little heat and theor is no filament to burn out so it has a very long lifetime.
light can be altered by using different types of gas and varying the pressure in the bulb. Gases such as neon, argon, krypton, mercury, and xenon allow electric-discharge lamps to be used in a variety of applications
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There are 3 darks lamps that people use as light when they do it HARD
Over 5,000 years ago lamps were invented. The Egyptians had oil lamps.
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That'd be Halogen.
There are two types of lamps the tungsten halogen lamps and incandescent lamps. Tungsten Halogen Lamps are similar to incandescent lamps and produce light in the same manner from a tungsten filament; however the bulb contains a halogen gas (bromine or iodine) which is active in controlling tungsten evaporation, whereas the incandescent lamp suppresses tungsten evaporation.
Halogen lamps are also known as quartz iodine lamps. Halogen light bulbs can be purchased at a number of hardware stores including Lowes and Home Depot.
Halogen hobs use halogen lamps to create heat, which is then transferred to the cookware through radiation. When you turn on the hob, the halogen lamps heat up quickly, allowing for immediate cooking. They are known for their fast heating and precise temperature control.
BR stands for Bulk Reflector, that are traditionally for incandescent reflector lamps, not halogen Par lamps, which mean Parabolic Aluminized Reflector.
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Halogen lamps are no longer unsafe. The federal govenment forced the industry to clean up its act or they were not allowed to market their products. They now emit only safe lighting.
Halogen floor lamps are a staple of many home office setups due to their comfortable lighting output. Modern halogen lights come in a huge variety of designs, so consider choosing something fun for a relaxing effect.
I would go to the Staples website and search for halogen floor lamps. Another option would be to go to your local Staples store and ask the store employee or manager.
Halogen lamps typically have the highest inrush current among the options mentioned. This is because they contain a tungsten filament that has a lower resistance when cold, causing a surge in current when first turned on. Neon, incandescent, and low-pressure sodium lamps have lower inrush currents compared to halogen lamps.
Handle by the base only. Do not touch the bulb with your fingers.