Instant heat from an interesting linear heat lamp

Published on 2023-12-24 | Archived on 2024-01-22

Although aimed at the catering industry, this style of heat light would be good for cold workshops and garages which are often impractical to heat. It gives a rich golden light and literally instant heat as soon as it is turned on, due to its strong infrared component that heats you in the same way as sunshine.

Note that this assembly is intended for use in an enclosed rail system, and the holder does have bare exposed electrical contacts at the end. That makes it less suitable for use as a bare unit. It really does need a suitable heat-proof enclosure.
It may be possible to use the lamp in a suitably sized halogen floodlight housing, noting that the lamps are available in differing lengths. 118mm is a very standard size.
It's designed for an open fronted enclosure, so I'm not sure it would be ideal to have it in a glass fronted one - especially as it is optimised for heat generation.

For a more complete package you could use a chicken coop heat light which uses a ceramic Edison screw base in an aluminium reflector, or you could use one of the outdoor patio style halogen heat units.

For many years I enjoyed having a 500W halogen light above my workbench, which was a very useful source of light and felt like sunshine in the winter months. Way too hot in summer though.


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