coffeedragon
Newly Enlightened
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- Nov 5, 2011
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I picked up a case of assorted 500w incandescent bulbs at a local thrift shop for a few bucks with the intent to turn some of them into an interesting/artistic lighting fixture. The bulbs are a bunch of different shapes, some with reflectors and some just giant clear globes. The problem is they're all 500W and if I hook them to 120VAC they damn near blind me.
Before trying anything crazy, I figured I'd check in here to see what folks think about instead hooking them to something like a 12vdc supply. I've got a lot of them laying around from other projects, ranging from 500mA to 5A. I'd rather power them straight from a supply than using a dimmer since it will be more efficient and give off a lot less heat. I just don't know what would happen if I hooked up one of these monsters to a 12vdc supply since they're 500w 120vac.
Any ideas to light them up at significantly less than their full power would be greatly appreciated.
Before trying anything crazy, I figured I'd check in here to see what folks think about instead hooking them to something like a 12vdc supply. I've got a lot of them laying around from other projects, ranging from 500mA to 5A. I'd rather power them straight from a supply than using a dimmer since it will be more efficient and give off a lot less heat. I just don't know what would happen if I hooked up one of these monsters to a 12vdc supply since they're 500w 120vac.
Any ideas to light them up at significantly less than their full power would be greatly appreciated.