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Unread 11/07/2017, 07:48 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by der_wille_zur_macht View Post
. . . I'm surprised at the wattage it took.
In hindsight the fixtures probably would have been bright enough at ~200 watts. What I was concerned about designing them was being at an angle there would be more a higher percentage of light reflected off the surface than if they were directly above. I also had not messed with such tight optics before and in case they didn't perform as hoped I wanted to be sure to have enough light.


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