TRAIN ROOM LIGHTING

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I had several fixtures at my house in Utah that did not turn yellow, even after ten years of use.  It was the type of bulb I put in them.  When I did work for the auto industry on non yellowing plastics for outdoor use, I could get tubes with any kind on output I desired, including no UV A or B, which are the problem wave lengths.

Kurt S. Kramke



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>Date: 2008/01/06 Sun PM 10:06:31 CST

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>Subject: Re: Re: TRAIN ROOM LIGHTING



>Kurt:A flouescent light in an encluse reduces the UV very little!  Show me a fluorescent lighting fixture whose cover has not turned yellowish over a period of time.  The only way to cut down on UV is to purchase the sleeves.  That why they moke them..  I worked at a placed the required the UV sleeves to prevint damaged to certain material. Stephen Rineair----- Original Message ----- From: NW Modeling List To: NW Modeling List Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 7:35 PMSubject: Re: Re: TRAIN ROOM LIGHTING

>There are florescent lights that do not give off harmful UV rays.  There are alos ones that can be dimnmed.  If you use the lights in an enclosure with a cover, that also reduces any UV rays.

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>Kurt S. Kramke

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>>Date: 2008/01/05 Sat AM 10:08:11 CST

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>>Subject: Re: TRAIN ROOM LIGHTING

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>>Ed: After years of research, the tube lighting is the worst form of lighting that you can choose!!!!!!All fluorescent light -  tubes and lampsize lighting give off UV rays which will fade items over a period of time. The closer the item the faster the fading. For Tube lighting you can buy UV Sleeves that run about $10.00 each but only are good for one to two years before you have to replace them.I find the best lighting ( per the museums archivists and talking to the chemist dept at GE about UV and fading) is the "natural lights" "Reveal" by GE and Phillips natural flood lights used in track lighting. I'm find that more and more modelers are going this route using track lighting. The best thing about these blue coated lights is that you do not need to use filters to photograph you layout. The 65w rated bulbs are ideal as others recommend the same. After talking to the experts, I would not be caught dead the a fluorescent light in my home! ! ! !  You will save on your electric bill using fluorescent lights in you home, but you will pay later for the damage that they do to you possessions that you will replace later. Hope this helps,Stephen Rineair ----- Original Message ----- From: NW Modeling List To: NW Modeling Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 9:31 AMSubject: TRAIN ROOM LIGHTING

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>>Lost in the deep mists of time was an article (about a year ago?) in (MR? Scale Rails? SER Newsletter?) that showed how to use tube lighting in a valance for indirect light in a train room. I've (twice) been through my back issues and have failed to unearth this article.

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>>Anybody remember it? Any suggestions? (It seems easy enough but I've always found it easier to work from someone else's plans than reinvent the wheel).

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>>Thanks.

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>>Ed Svitil

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