Do light bulbs put out the same BTUs watt for watt as a heating element? I
would expect the light bulbs to be less efficient heat producers, since they
'waste' so much energy on visible light.
-Mickey
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Mickey Trageser"
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Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Humidity reduction in Oly cabinet
> Mickey posted this link for the Golden Rod Dehumidifier products.
> <http://www.goldenroddehumidifiers.com/pages/other-pages/specs.html>
>
> I think that by examining the specs on this page (wattage vs cabinet
> size protected) you can get an idea of what's needed if you want to do
> this using light bulbs as the heat source. Note that the largest Golden
> Rod consumes only 25 watts. I've been thinking of doing this myself
> using a series of 4 watt night light bulbs for even heat distribution.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
> Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
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