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Bohh
12-17-07, 05:12 PM
Hi all,

I ordered some submersible flood lights from harbor freight and am now looking to get the bulbs for my project. Are all MR16 bulbs basically the same? Batteryspace is out of stock so I am looking else where. Are there any other sites with cheap bulbs? If you pay more for a bulb is it better or are they all essentially the same?

These be ok? http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-10-x-Clear-Halogen-MR16-12v-20w-24D-BBF-bulbs-lamp_W0QQitemZ290190266346QQihZ019QQcategoryZ20706QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks a lot,

-Mike

kk4df
12-17-07, 05:15 PM
I just get mine at Home Depot or Lowe's.
znomit
12-17-07, 05:33 PM
Mike, there are differences in bulbs but beam angle makes a much bigger difference.
The 24 degree you linked is pretty wide, I'd start with a 12 and go up or down (I like a 7 for the road). A 12 will be roughly 4x as bright as a 24.
I got mine from a local lighting store.

Bohh
12-17-07, 06:59 PM
Thank you both for the replies. How much are they at homedepot or a lighting store? More than ~$2.00-$3.00 a bulb?


Thank you,

-Mike
kk4df
12-17-07, 07:15 PM
Thank you both for the replies. How much are they at homedepot or a lighting store? More than ~$2.00-$3.00 a bulb?


Thank you,

-Mike

probably $5+, with a few choice in spot/flood/wattage
ovrrdrive
12-17-07, 07:36 PM
I bet that 24 degree flood is sweet...

I'm using a 35 degree flood and a 10 degree spot and I like the 35 degree much better than the spot. I bet that 24 degree would be a nice compromise. And at $1 a bulb the price is right too.

I've bought all of mine at HD or Lowe's.