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ReNae Stueve · 11-09-2002, 10:53 AM

Well, now we are getting into my home turf.

Richard, when you say neon,I know you must mean fluorescent. You are correct in your goal to have a Kelvin temperature of between 4500 and 5000 degrees. However, what is more important than that is the CRI of the lamp. Lamps purchased at K-mart or Walmart under the name GE are not made by GE and do not have true chromaticity ratings or CRI data.

Your first goal is to get a good VCP or Visual Comfort Probability. Place your lamps in such a way as to reduce shadows and scalloping. I prefer indirect. As Karen has noted, paint your walls a neutral in value 4, and paint your ceiling with phosphorus reflective paint then hang your 4

11-09-2002, 10:53 AM	#12
ReNae Stueve Associate Member Joined: Dec 2001 Location: Kapolei, HI Posts: 171	The light lady Well, now we are getting into my home turf. Richard, when you say neon,I know you must mean fluorescent. You are correct in your goal to have a Kelvin temperature of between 4500 and 5000 degrees. However, what is more important than that is the CRI of the lamp. Lamps purchased at K-mart or Walmart under the name GE are not made by GE and do not have true chromaticity ratings or CRI data. Your first goal is to get a good VCP or Visual Comfort Probability. Place your lamps in such a way as to reduce shadows and scalloping. I prefer indirect. As Karen has noted, paint your walls a neutral in value 4, and paint your ceiling with phosphorus reflective paint then hang your 4 __________________ ALWAYS REMEMBER Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.