Black lights in the game room - black light white or blue?
So I have a local lighting company I am working with to get my fixtures and lamps. Of course there is the black or white black light questions. The lighting guys tell me you want to use bl white if its some place directly viewable. These bulbs look almost white, like standard fluorescents when off. They say use bl blue, looks deep purple when off, if its not directly viewable. The blues can be bad on the eyes due to the wavelength of light emitted.
What are you guys using? Seems like anywhere I have been, ever, with a 'black light' its been a bl blue. Even the cheap 18" fixtures and bulbs I got on clearance at Walmart are blb.
I'm getting pricing across the board but may have to just order 2 of each, hang a fixture, and test it on some carpet samples to make sure I like the result....assuming its not dangerous as I'm being told.
So I have a local lighting company I am working with to get my fixtures and lamps. Of course there is the black or white black light questions. The lighting guys tell me you want to use bl white if its some place directly viewable. These bulbs look almost white, like standard fluorescents when off. They say use bl blue, looks deep purple when off, if its not directly viewable. The blues can be bad on the eyes due to the wavelength of light emitted.
What are you guys using? Seems like anywhere I have been, ever, with a 'black light' its been a bl blue. Even the cheap 18" fixtures and bulbs I got on clearance at Walmart are blb.
I'm getting pricing across the board but may have to just order 2 of each, hang a fixture, and test it on some carpet samples to make sure I like the result....assuming its not dangerous as I'm being told.
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