lighting resistive or inductive, help please

[happyhero]

Hi Can anybody help me. I have been looking at some lighting and switching, and the litrature goes on about some things depending on the type of lighting load.



Can anybody tell me what the difference is between inductive and resistive and how I could tell what an item is? ie I am looking at some halogen floodlights, the ones with a long 78mm tube in them 150w, what would they be?



I know some of you will say ask an electrician well I have some electrical background and want to understand this first before I get envolved with electricians.



Any help appreciated.

 

[breezer]

the lights are a resitsive load since they only have the coils of the fillaments

an inductive load would be one with a transformer in it, or other type of coil

although this is a light it has a transformer to operate it, so it is an inductive load

this is an ordaianiry lamp, so it is a resistive load