Re: Lighting for Green Water tanks

[Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>]

gary l meyers wrote:
> 
> Has anyone experimented with the 40watt U shaped florescent bulbs with
> the lower part of
> the bulb actually submerged ?? .  I intend to do so unless someone can
> tell me it will be a waste of time and money.

It should work, OK, Gary. 

The only problem is that the tubes are designed for max. efficiency at a
higher (in air) temperature, so efficiency may be lower. The improved
optical coupling might partially offset that, tho.

Wright

PS. Be aware that you need a lot more insulation than for 120Vac. The
starting kick is usually many hundreds of volts.
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