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<p>Thanks very much for your answers!<br>

Tim Lookinbill: can you give me the link for these Bluemax 5900K 95 CRI 85W CFLs you tested? I haven't even found CFLs with that high a wattage on their website. The floodlights I mentioned are here:<br>

<a href="http://www.bluemaxlighting.com/26w_compact_fluorescent_par38_207_prd1.htm">http://www.bluemaxlighting.com/26w_compact_fluorescent_par38_207_prd1.htm</a><br>

and the CFLs I'm using at the moment are these:<br>

<a href="http://www.bluemaxlighting.com/30w_power_compact_198_prd1.htm">http://www.bluemaxlighting.com/30w_power_compact_198_prd1.htm</a><br>

I also want to place my bulbs every few feet to create diffuse lighting.<br>

Could you also give me the link to the Ottlite bulbs that you found better? And what are the 2 other full-spectrum light sources that you tested?<br>

Tim Mulholland: the link that you gave doesn't point to the bulbs with high CRI and CT you mentioned, but if you find the right link I'd appreciate having it.<br>

Indeed I like to have the impression of many north-facing windows. Lack of proper lighting causes more problems than people think.<br>

<p>http://www.healthconnection.ca/lighting/paralite.htm#light</p>

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Thanks again!<br>

Claire</p>

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<p>Hi everyone,<br>

I am looking for CFLs as close as possible to daylight. From what I've read, the 2 parameters to consider, and on which to base decisions, are color temperature and color rendering intex - CT and CRI - and the daylight ones, to the best of my knowledge, are 6000K and 100.<br>

So far the closest CFL I've found to daylight is a 26W, CRI 94, 5900K floodlight, of the Bluemax brand at FullSpectrumSolutions. They also have bulbs at CRI 96 but they aren't CFLs that can be used in screw-in fixtures. <br>

Has someone found CFLs - or even lights with other technologies - closer to daylight than this floodlight?<br>

Thanks very much !!!<br>

Claire </p>

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