I’m sure you’ve realized by now that in order to calculate the return on investment for a new lighting system, you’re going to have to know how much energy your new fixtures will save you. In order to know that, you’re going to have to have an idea of total wattage the existing fixtures you have are consuming. You could dismantle a sample of the fixture and read the specs for the ballast and lamps you have, but that can be tedious and very time consuming. Another option is to use a standardized system wattage table that provides a very good rough estimate on the total system watts for your old lamps and ballasts. The following list includes some of the most common fixtures you’ll encounter while doing energy audits and it provides the total watts that these fixtures draw.
Posted March 31, 2010 at 10:16 am by Ray De Varona
I was just recently sent a link to Shanghai Hong Yuan Lighting & Electric Equipment Company Ltd, a professional ISO certified LVD induction lamp manufacturer located in Shanghai. The company provides a wide variety of induction lamps and fixtures. They also have a fantastic video that was filmed by the Discovery Channel that shows how induction lamps are made.
For far too long, the standard for lighting warehouses, industrial facilities, manufacturing facilities and other high ceiling height applications has been the 400 Watt Metal Halide fixture. Advances in ballast technology and the improvements of the T5 High Output (T5 HO) Linear Fluorescent lamp have led to many new light fixtures that are targeted specifically to replace old HID high bays.
The following article details the many benefits that the T5 HO high bay fixture offers over traditional 400 Watt Metal Halide high bays. These include energy efficiency, improved lumen maintenance, instant start, more usable and better quality light and improved color characteristics. To find out if T5 HO high bay fixtures are the best choice for your application, don’t hesitate to contact us. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted November 18, 2009 at 1:20 pm by Ray De Varona
T5 and T5HO fluorescent high bay fixtures and other T5-based specialty lights are built around a linear fluorescent tube lamp. Like other types of lamps, the number in the name of the lamp reflects its size. The “T5” name reflects the diameter of the tube in eighths of an inch. A T5 lamp is five-eighths of an inch (5/8”). Similarly, a T8 lamp is eight-eighths (or one inch) in diameter and a T12 is 12 eighths (or 1-1/2 inches) in diameter. One of the features that make a T5 bulb and T5-based high bay light fixtures more efficient is the fact that the lamp is 37% narrower tube than a T8 and over 55% narrower than a T12 lamp.
This article describes the background and technical specs of the T5 and T5HO lamps as well as some considerations you should keep in mind when relighting your facility with these types of lamps.
I’m sure you’ve realized by now that in order to calculate the return on investment for a new lighting system, you’re going to have to know how much energy your new fixtures will save you. In order to know that, you’re going to have to have an idea of total wattage the existing fixtures you have are consuming. You could dismantle a sample of the fixture and read the specs for the ballast and lamps you have, but that can be tedious and very time consuming. Another option is to use a standardized system wattage table that provides a very good rough estimate on the total system watts for your old lamps and ballasts. The following list includes some of the most common fixtures you’ll encounter while doing energy audits and it provides the total watts that these fixtures draw.
T5 and T5HO fluorescent high bay fixtures and other T5-based specialty lights are built around a linear fluorescent tube lamp. Like other types of lamps, the number in the name of the lamp reflects its size. The “T5” name reflects the diameter of the tube in eighths of an inch. A T5 lamp is five-eighths of an inch (5/8”). Similarly, a T8 lamp is eight-eighths (or one inch) in diameter and a T12 is 12 eighths (or 1-1/2 inches) in diameter. One of the features that make a T5 bulb and T5-based high bay light fixtures more efficient is the fact that the lamp is 37% narrower tube than a T8 and over 55% narrower than a T12 lamp.
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