What is a halogen lamp?

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halogen lamp first entered the US market in 1957. Halogen bulbs were an improvement of common bulbs that offered up to 20 percent more energy efficiency, longer life and better light quality. Light from halogen lamps looks whiter and more clear than conventional lamps because it has higher color temperatures and its production consists of multiple blues and green.

How halogen lamp and bulb contain a tungsten fiber. Halogen, however, is closed in a much smaller quartz envelope, which contains halogenic gas, which combines with tungsten atoms when evaporating and redeposce is on the fiber. This recycling process is the main reason why the halogen fiber takes longer.

One disadvantage of halogen lamp compared to a conventional lamp is that halogen bulbs are hot, dangerously hot. Although these high temperatures are necessary for the operation of halogen lamps (resulting in smaller envelopes of survey, which is closer to the fiber of the bulb), they represent the risk of fire and afterburning to those who use them. These dangers have stimulated in some areas of building safety measures. In some communities, very strong halogen bulbs are completely prohibited.

Although it can be difficult to believe, another possible danger of the halogen lamp is that it can cause burning. Excessive exposure to ultraviolet beams (UV) emitted with a quartz halogen lamp can actually damage the skin. To prevent this, most halogen lamps usually have a glass filter absorbing UVS above or around the bulb. This coverage also helps minimize the scattering of the pieces of hot bulbs if the bulb bursts.

While halogen lamps usually cost more than conventional bulbs, usually last much longer, about 2,000 to 4,000 hours. The regular bulb takes about 750 to 1,000 hours with normal use. Halogen also offers you whiter, brighter light.

todayare used in car headlamps, reflectors and headlights and are often preferred for use in restaurants and in private homes. The halogen lamp is also increasingly common in emergency departments of hospitals and in the operating halls. Because the halogen light itself is so small, they are now even used with optical systems to make them more efficient.