If you want to light a big area and are okay with amber, you can get a 12V low pressure sodium or use an inverter.
Very efficient and pleasant.
Very amber.
Not cheap in 12V.
Equal to a 500 watt quartz in 55 watt lps.
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Ugly Dougly
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I don't know how long, but yes.
A big quality difference is the voltage tolerance.
I have some that stay lit until they are barely glowing.
Others cut out early.
Running my tiny tv off D cells, it shut down early.
The same batteries in the 22 watt fl lantern ran quite awhile.
The same batteries in the 11 watt coleman lantern/flashlight would run even longer, even compared to running one 11 watt bulb in the other lantern.
If you are using batteries, try to get exact specs on the voltage required.
Automotive ballasts usually tolerate at least 15 VDC.
Built in ballasts in a CFL will usually be inferior to a separate ballast.
Some more than others.
Remember the voltage drop caused by the load of the lighting.
A big quality difference is the voltage tolerance.
I have some that stay lit until they are barely glowing.
Others cut out early.
Running my tiny tv off D cells, it shut down early.
The same batteries in the 22 watt fl lantern ran quite awhile.
The same batteries in the 11 watt coleman lantern/flashlight would run even longer, even compared to running one 11 watt bulb in the other lantern.
If you are using batteries, try to get exact specs on the voltage required.
Automotive ballasts usually tolerate at least 15 VDC.
Built in ballasts in a CFL will usually be inferior to a separate ballast.
Some more than others.
Remember the voltage drop caused by the load of the lighting.
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Ugly Dougly
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Here is one approach.
Use 10 gauge single conductor wire, large strands or solid.
Run parallel lines and attach the medium base compression sockets that screw over the wire, piercing it.
I don't know the technical name of these.
Put them where you want them.
Stretch the lines where you want them, usually overhead.
After the line is mounted, screw in the bulbs.
They also have 12V incandescent bulbs.
Connect to a switch and car battery or deep cycle.
Bear in mind that all cfls are more fragile than standard bulbs.
The spiral seem much more fragile than the vertical style.
Use 10 gauge single conductor wire, large strands or solid.
Run parallel lines and attach the medium base compression sockets that screw over the wire, piercing it.
I don't know the technical name of these.
Put them where you want them.
Stretch the lines where you want them, usually overhead.
After the line is mounted, screw in the bulbs.
They also have 12V incandescent bulbs.
Connect to a switch and car battery or deep cycle.
Bear in mind that all cfls are more fragile than standard bulbs.
The spiral seem much more fragile than the vertical style.