Subject	T8 is way more efficient than metal halide. The other
Posted by	MixManMash on April 27, 2015 at 9:08 PM
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In Reply To	Just go with metal halide. Available for edison sockets posted by flashstar on April 26, 2015 at 01:30 PM
Message	problem with metal halide is that they have a half - life of about a year at which point they provide half as much light. As well, they need a few minutes before they provide full light. And if you switch them off, get ready to wait another 10 minutes before the will provide light.
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