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Old 05-09-2006, 12:44 PM posted to rec.gardens.orchids
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Default Very high-intensity flourescent lights

Pictures, not that I can remember, but I have seen them in person, and at a
casual glance, inside the vinyl tube, it's hard to tell the difference. You
can easily see the difference upon close inspection, and the light quality
gives it away too.

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"Reka" wrote in message
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Reka wrote:
Ray wrote:
LED's are basically worthless if you're trying to generate heat. They
are
designed to be "cold light".

I'd bet your friend has small "rope lights" on incandescent bulbs, not
LED's.

Do you know of a link to show me the difference, Ray?


Think of miniature Christmas tree lights. Those are incandescent. They
get hot because they have a white-hot tungsten filament.

Now think of the little glowing status lights on your computer. Those
are LEDs
LEDs are solid state devices. They put out very little heat. A string
of single LEDs would be useless for either light -or- heat.

J. Del Col

I know the difference between LED and incandescent. I was wondering if Ray
had seen pictures of LED rope lights and incandescent rope lights.

Reka