What diameter fiber optic filament should I use?

    
Our Fiber diameter options range from .25mm through 3.0mm.
 

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The thicker the fiber diameter, the more light it transmits.
  
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The decision on what diameter fiber optic filament to use in your star ceiling depends on:
   
 How much ambient light in the room?
 The brightness of your light source.  (illumination)
 The effect you're attempting to achieve.

 What is your budget?  
 
Ambient Light: We define "Ambient Light" as: All light in the room that is competition with the star ceiling.  Ambient Light can come from several sources.
 

 Outside windows.

 Lamps and room lighting.

 Light entering from halls and other rooms.

 Televisions and "glowing" electronics.

In a home, the type of room that features a star ceiling, tend to be dimmer than a standard room.  (ie: home theaters and bedrooms.) therefore ambient light is not an issue.  That said, most of the fiber diameters mentioned will work, providing that you have a bright enough illuminator.

 

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