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| Hi:
I am finishing my basement and the electrician is coming over on Tuesday 5/17 to do the wiring and install the cans.
The the familyroom/home theater I have chosen 4" recessed halogen lights. I was told that my electrician uses Juno lights. I was only given 1 day notice so I don't know anything about Juno lights. I spent a few hours reading these forums and it seems to me that Juno makes good products. My home theater lighting layout is shown here. http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m546/hehatem/Lighting-3.jpg There will be lights in the soffit and in the ceiling.
There are 3 lights that will be close to the projector screen. They will point to the screen. I am debating if they should be on the soffit or on the ceiling.
There is so much types of trims and housing choices.
I will have Insulation so IC makes sense.
I only have a couple days to make my choice and this is a bit stressful. Thanks
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- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Sat, May 14, 11 at 16:45
| Juno's basic lighting is roughly equivalent to Lightolier's Lytecaster and a bit better than Cooper's Halo. It is a lot better than Progress and Seagull. It is a step below Lightolier's Evolution, Cooper's Iris or Juno's Aculux but these are more expensive fixtures. |
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- Posted by Renovator8 (My Page) on Sat, May 14, 11 at 16:51
| 4" halogen lights can be line (PAR) or low voltage (MR16) but if you want to aim them I assume you want low voltage. Usually a reflector means a line voltage halogen lamp so I am confused about what you want to accomplish. IC housings sometimes have a wattage limit for line voltage units but often not for low voltage units. |
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| There are only 3 lights that are pointing towards the screen. All other recessed lights are pointing downwards. I keep on forgetting that Halogen lighting can be line voltage too. For some reason I was thinking that all Halogen lights are low voltage and require a transformer Thanks for taking the time to respond. |
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| "I keep on forgetting that Halogen lighting can be line voltage too. For some reason I was thinking that all Halogen lights are low voltage and require a transformer " Just watch out for vibration with halogen lights. Puck type line voltage halogens are especially bad, but even PAR line voltage halogens are vulnerable. The higher operating temperature (compered to conventional incandescent bulbs) and line voltage operation prevent the filaments form being wound for vibration strength. This is why auto bulbs are 12 V. |
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