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<p>You have several issues with light to take into account.</p><p>1. It will cost more than you calculate.</p><p>2. You'll need more than you think.</p><p>3. If you turn all the lights on it'll get hot in there quick if they're all incandescents.</p><p>4. The light will never be the right color.</p><p>I feel you have two different lighting needs for the layout. The first one is the lighting while you work on the layout. LOTS of light without cooking yourself. This usually means flourescents.</p><p>You then need lighting for when you're up and running, which usually means incandescents on a dimmer switch so you can control the time of day while you're operating. </p><p>I'd put the track lights in for the operations, and then suppliment them with some flourescents to use while you work on the layout.</p><p>Mark in Utah</p>
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