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Old 21-02-2012, 11:01 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Ozric Jonathan View Post
I am not convinced that there is any benefit at all from using a shade and it can actually cause problems such as overheating. The combined lamps have a thingy inside them to focus the light anyway.
I use a shade because you are not supposed to look at the light as it is bad for your eyes, as it would be to look at the sun, so using a shade just lowers that risk.
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