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Seanmiller09 04-03-2011 11:55 PM  halogen..... why not? So, I
was looking though my dad's garage and there are a bunch of new
outdoor halogen lights, I think they are 150w or 250w (you know
the big rectangular kind you screw to the sophet of your house
and they hang down in their sealed felfector box). I was
thinking, with the right color temp bulb, these would work
great. No ballast to worry about, very easy to mount, and really
cheap. So why do we not use them?  I know metal halides are much
brighter, but for the price, add one more $15 halogen fixture
and all is well.  I know they get really hot, add a few cooling
fans in your canopy hooked up to a different timer so the fans
keep going after the bulb is out to get rid of the heat build
up.  Bulb life is about 33% of that of a metal halide, but bulbs
being so cheap i wouldn