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Halogen lights are a common option for fresh light sources and for old light bulbs that aren’t as energy efficient. Halogen light bulbs are less inefficient, reasonably priced, and provide more light. They’re used in all kinds of places, including houses, offices, factories, cars, and planes. A halogen light bulb provides as much light as sunlight on a clear summer day. Colors are easily discernible under this kind of light. The amount of light affects people’s mood, so brighter lighting, like that provided by halogen light bulbs, can be effective in improving morale in an office.

General Electric inventors created halogen light bulbs in 1953. The scientists discovered that iodine gas mixes with evaporated tungsten gas and redeposits itself on the filament. This is called a “halogen regenerative cycle,” and it makes halogen light bulbs last longer than traditional incandescent bulbs.

Halogen light bulbs work at a high level of heat. They get super hot. Because of this, the bulb is made of a different material than what’s used in creating a standard incandescent light bulb. (The standard light bulb couldn’t handle the higher pressure and heat created by a halogen light bulb. One problem with halogen light bulbs is that they can ignite a flame, so it’s a good idea to keep flammable stuff out of the vicinity of your halogen bulbs. (Don’t cover a halogen light bulb with a red scarf to try to create a mood. The mood will change really fast once the scarf ignites.)

You should always wait for a halogen light bulb to cool off before changing it out. Avoid contact between your hands and the glass on new halogen bulbs, too. Your skin has natural oils, and you don’t want those on the light bulb. They can create a spot on the bulb’s surface that’s so hot that the light bulb will literally explode. I’ve had this happen to me with halogen lights before, and it isn’t pretty.