Now we can already hear many of you snickering at the thought of even discussing “Normal Output” lighting but yesterday’s thrift store find is a vintage relic from a bygone era. Once upon a time, Vita-Lites were the be-all, end-all light bulb in terms of spectrum and color rendition; the lamps are still used to provide broad spectrum lighting to birds, small mammals and people because the light makes people “happier”. Not only did we find a vintage Vita-Lite, this one came with the power-twist feature which is a small narrowing of the bulb which makes the bulb more efficient and easier to drive. Duro-Test Lighting still produces the vita-lite in a variety of form factors including the T12 power-twist but we are still fond of our vintage find and we can’t wait to put it over our crushed coral and bleached skeleton, under gravel filtered marine fish aquarium. Continue reading for another look at the power-twist.
