Layout Lighting

[Anonymous]

I have a question about the best type and size of incandescent lighting to use for my layout. I plane to install an overhead lighting system, using white for daytime and blue for night, with dimmers. I will be using a fast clock set to 8-1 ratio. The lighting will be controlled by computer. The average distance between the layout and the dropped ceiling is 46". My problem: What type and size of incandescent bulb would be best to use? The layout is rather large, 28' x 28'. There will be a ceiling valance to reduce the light spill. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Walt E. (in PA)

[Anonymous]

I have a question about the best type and size of incandescent lighting to use for my layout. I plane to install an overhead lighting system, using white for daytime and blue for night, with dimmers. I will be using a fast clock set to 8-1 ratio. The lighting will be controlled by computer. The average distance between the layout and the dropped ceiling is 46". My problem: What type and size of incandescent bulb would be best to use? The layout is rather large, 28' x 28'. There will be a ceiling valance to reduce the light spill. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Walt E. (in PA)

[Anonymous]

My problem with incadescent is heat. How well does your room handle heat? What's the air circulation like?

I go to a friends every friday night to help work on his layout. He just added a new peninsula, and with it the pre-requisite lighting (incandenscent). Since the lighting has been added, I have a hard time staying in the room for any length of time beyound an hour or else the sweat starts dripping down. His other lighting has been flourescent.

If I were using incandescent type bulbs, I would switch to the new flourscent bulbs and use them instead. Just think that 10 fourty watt bulbs are in essence a 400 watt heater.

Only you can determine your lighting needs adequately. Why not play with some lights and see how far apart etc that pleases you? Even if you can borrow two or three work lights and throw in some bulbs you plan to use and experiment with the spacing, height etc.

[Anonymous]

My problem with incadescent is heat. How well does your room handle heat? What's the air circulation like?

I go to a friends every friday night to help work on his layout. He just added a new peninsula, and with it the pre-requisite lighting (incandenscent). Since the lighting has been added, I have a hard time staying in the room for any length of time beyound an hour or else the sweat starts dripping down. His other lighting has been flourescent.

If I were using incandescent type bulbs, I would switch to the new flourscent bulbs and use them instead. Just think that 10 fourty watt bulbs are in essence a 400 watt heater.

Only you can determine your lighting needs adequately. Why not play with some lights and see how far apart etc that pleases you? Even if you can borrow two or three work lights and throw in some bulbs you plan to use and experiment with the spacing, height etc.