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Halogens are now more expensive than CFL bulbs (compact fluorescent lamps), but less expensive than standard fluorescent bulbs. A 75-watt halogen on average produces 10% more light, but an average 75 watt incandescent light bulb runs 65 cents, while the average wattage halogen runs $4. Halogens have a strong glare unless focused properly or shaded don't look straight at them.We got the lamp out of the house and smothered the bear, but the child was momentarily in shock! Today's halogen lamps have glass top shades and metal grids to help protect against this, but they still get very hot. Personal note: At a home get-together in the '90s a small child threw a Teddy bear up in the air landing on the Torchiere light - it smoked furiously and then ignited.
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If people put them near curtains, and the curtains were thrown back over the lamp, or if something was placed on top of the lamp, it could ignite quickly. Halogen floor lamps became the rage in the 1990s with a version of the Torchiere Lamp resulting in a number of home fires.
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A rheostat is an adjustable resistance switch with a wire inside of varying thickness. Halogen lights are dimmable (fluorescent light isn't).I once used a small (Sylvania incandescent R14 spotlight) in a recessed shell in an oak cabinet to illuminate an Eskimo stone carving with a much better result than an incandescent. Halogen floodlight bulbs are good for illuminating objects that you want to be accented.It can have twice the life of an incandescent and use the same amount or slightly less (10%) electricity. The halogen bulb as mentioned earlier lasts longer because the filament lasts longer.The bright white light makes it easier on the eyes when reading.Halogens are safer to handle (if they aren't hot) because of their stronger glass.In a halogen bulb, on the other hand, when the halogen gas gets hot, a chemical reaction causes the halogen to bring any tungsten soot back to the filament, thus causing the filament to be rejuvenated and slowing down the destruction of the filament. The longer they burn, the more tungsten soot is deposited on the inside of the bulb. Incandescents have filaments (the part that gets hot) made of tungsten. What makes halogen light special is the way that halogen gas prevents the buildup of soot on the inside of the bulb (the dark color in a used incandescent).