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How Induction Lamps Are Made
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. Read more
Benefits of T5 HO High Bays
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 th Read more
What Are T5 and T5HO High Bay Lights?
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 fluorescent lamp is eight-eighths (or one inch) in diameter and a T12 fluorescent lamp is 12 eighths (or 1 Read more