I made a small but significant improvement in my workshop this weekend. For a number of years I have been using a series of clip-on task lights that allow me to "point" a 100-watt bulb at the area or tool on which I am working. I usually clip the lights to the rafters above my head and point them directly at my work. I sometimes I use two or more of these lights at once (like when I am using the lathe).
The lights have always worked great, but I always end up breaking a sweat from all of the heat that they generate just above my head. This weekend I replaced the regular incandescent light bulbs with 100-watt equivalent compact-fluorescent light bulbs. The compact-fluorescent bulbs generate almost no heat and are every bit a bright. Plus they use 47% of the energy and last 10 times longer than the regular light bulbs. Nice change.
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About mattsanf
Matthew Sanfilippo is currently Executive Director of PSII (Pennsylvania Smart Infrastructure Incubator) and the CenSCIR (Center for Sensed Critical Infrastructure), Associate Director of ICES (Institute for Complex Engineered Systems), and Associate Director of PITA (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
Prior to CMU, Matthew was Director of Applied Technology for Michael Baker Corporation, a large engineering and energy services firm. Matt managed a technology consulting division for Baker including Geographic Information System (GIS), software and web development, multimedia, virtual reality (VR), visualization, Global Positioning System (GPS), mapping and surveying services.
Before joining Baker, Matt was an Innovation Director for Redleaf Group, a Venture Capital/Operating Company focused on Information Security, Supply Chain, Network and Mobility Solutions. While at Redleaf, Matt managed technical due diligence for seed-stage investments and coordinated relationships between Redleaf and their partner companies after investment.
Prior to Redleaf, Matt was CIO of GZA GeoEnvironmental Technologies, a Boston-based engineering firm, and operations manager for their Internet start-up division that focused on web-technologies for health and safety and manufacturing metrics.
Matt is current board member and past Chairman of the Board for the Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania, a board member of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF), and a former member of the Information Sciences and Technology Advisory Board for the Pennsylvania State University Beaver. Matt is also a former Vice President of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association of Internet Professionals and former Vice President of the Board of Trustees for Baker Combined Charity of Pennsylvania.
I am a big fan of compact fluorescent light bulbs. In my home, I have replaced all of the incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. The power savings is significant.
What happens when a compact fluorescent bulb burns out? For an incandescent bulb the filament burns up and breaks. No fire hazard. Well, about two months ago I had a compact fluorescent bulb physically burn out and started to smoke and just about ready to catch fire! Fortunately no damage was done.