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2. 1. Basic overview of Lamp Technologies
2. Lamp characteristics (CCT, CRI, Lm & Fc)
3. Common Emergency Light & Combo lamps
4. Understanding fluorescent lamp codes
5. Understanding CFL codes
6. Metal Halide & HPS ANSI Codes
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3. OVERVIEW OF LAMP TECHNOLOGIES
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4. INCANDESCENT
Inert gas protects the filament from oxygen
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5. Advantages
• Color rendering (CRI) 98-100. Makes objects appear “normal,” yet softens
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skin tones.
• No flickering
• Inherently dimmable
• No ballast required :)
• Cheap as hell and available anywhere
• Won’t affect people with epilepsy or Aspbergers
• Warm Color Temp. we have all grown up with
• Not harmful to the environment
Advantages of Incandescent Lamps

6. Disadvantages
• Creates light by heating solid material (tungsten filament)
• Most of the energy lost as heat
• Inefficient: 60W Edison bulb = 6W LED
• Operating cost of 1 bulb/year: $35.48
• Cost to run them in a house: $328.59
• Only last 6-months - year of continuous use
• 40 and 60-watt bulbs are banned in the USA
Disadvantages of Incandescent Lamps
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7. • Uses a filament like Incandescent
• Contains halogen gas instead of inert gas
• Much brighter, whiter light that lasts longer
• Allows for pinpoint focusing. Ideal for task light, displays and
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artwork.
• 10-20% more efficient than Incandescent
CONS
• Burn very hot. Fingerprint residue can cause the bulb to explode.
• Some systems require ballasts.
HALOGEN LAMPS

8. Low pressure mercury vapor gas acts as the “filament” generating invisible UV light.
The UV excites the phosphor coating, creating visible white light.
FLUORESECENT LAMPS
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9. • High luminous efficacy (lumens-to-watts).
• Turns 22% of energy into usable light –
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Incandescent: 5%
• Lasts 10x longer than incandescent –
9,000 hours or 1-2 years
• Create far less heat than tungsten
lamps
• Used in 80% of the worlds general
lighting system
• High Efficiency (HE), high output (HO)
and very high output (VHO) options
allow you to maximize light output
from a fixed wattage.
• Dimmable when paired with a
dimmable ballast.
ADVANTAGES OF FLUORESCENT LAMPS

10. • Contain mercury – requires 12-step disposal process
• Too many fluorescent lights can disqualify building for RoHS and LEED
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compliance
• Flickering – fixtures with magnetic ballasts have a low frequency that
appears to “strobe” on camera
• Tubes emit light in a 360° pattern, losing 20% of its emitted light. Direct/
Indirect fixtures reduce this loss.
• Can affect people with epilepsy, Aspbergers & other light-sensitive
ailments
• Don’t do well in cold weather. T8=20 degrees. T5=30 degrees.
• Need a ballast
DISADVANTAGES OF FLUORESCENT LAMPS

11. Electrical gas-discharge lamp which produces light by means of an electric arc
between tungsten electrodes housed inside a translucent or transparent fused
quartz or fused alumina arc tube.
HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMPS (HID)
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12. • Most common street lighting lamp in the
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world
• Lower cost than metal halide
• Light penetrates fog better than pure-white
lights like MH and LED
• More efficient than metal halide
(efficacy or lumen/watts).
– HPS: 87.
– Metal Halide: 58
• Lower mercury content than metal
halide
• Preferred HID lamp of the Dark Sky
society
• 24,000 hour lifespan – twice that of
Metal Halide
HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM (HPS)

13. • Sodium elements generate a
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yellow glow.
• Poor CRI. Hard to tell what
color your car is under such
lighting.
• Use inefficient magnetic
ballasts, capacitors and ignitor
to supply initial voltage and
maintain illumination. This
brings down the efficient
properties of the lamp.
• Not ideal indoors.
HPS LAMP DISADVANTAGES

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• Mixture of several gases
creates a 4500K Color
temperature.
• Appears bright white
• CRI of 85. Excellent for retail
interiors and high bays.
• Easy to find your car in a
parking lot.
• More energy efficient than
halogen and mercury vapor
lamps
METAL HALIDE (MH) BULBS

15. • More expensive than HPS
• 11,000 hour lifespan – half of
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that of HPS
• Brightness causes light
pollution
• Contains more hazardous
substances than HPS
DISADVANTAGES OF METAL HALIDE BULBS

16. 1. Your client wants high bay fixtures for a
large shoe store but can’t afford LED. Do
you offer them HID, Metal Halide or HPS
lamps?
2. A cold storage warehouse wants to
retrofit their T12s with a more efficient
fluorescent lamps. Should you offer T8
or T5s? Bonus point if you can answer
“Why”
3. A customer wants either a Metal Halide
or HPS wall pack with battery backup.
Our site reflects that they have the
option for that model. Which lamp
source should they choose?
QUIZ #1
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17. 4 TYPES OF LAMP CHARACTERISTICS
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18. • Listed on most spec sheets
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as ‘Correlated Color
Temperature’ (CCT)
• Measured in Kelvins (K)
• For dummies: The color of
the light and how it makes
you feel (warm or cold).
• Anything over 5,000K = cool
colors
• 2700-3000K = warm colors
COLOR TEMPERATURES

19. EXAMPLES OF COLOR TEMPERATURES
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20. • Listed on spec sheets as Color Rendering
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Index (CRI)
• Ability of the light source to make
surrounding objects appear “normal”
• For dummies: “Hey why does this bulb make
my teeth look yellow?”
• Lamps are given a CRI rating from 0-100
• LED & Cool White fluorescent = 90 CRI
• High Pressure Sodium = 45 CRI
COLOR RENDERING (CRI)

21. COLOR RENDERING EXAMPLE
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22. • Amount of light falling on a 1-
square foot area, at a distance
of 1-ft.
• Buildings must have a minimum
illumination of 2fc (when
measured a foot off the floor)
to be considered habitable.
FOOT CANDLES
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• Total amount of light
coming out in all directions
• Measured by the factory in
a lumen sphere
• While lumens typically
increases with the wattage,
there is no watts/lumens
conversion formula
• Lumen data is important
for IES files and
photometric testing.
LUMENS

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They are to light what:
• Pounds are to bananas
• Gallons are to milk
LUMENS MEANS = “BRIGHTNESS”

25. LUMENS CHART
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26. 1. A lamp with a CCT of 5600 has a Warm
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or Cool temperature?
1. When an auditor inspects a buildings
emergency lighting system, are they
measuring ‘fc’ or ‘lm’? BONUS: How
are these testing procedures different
in New York City.
1. What light factors might make a
customer prefer an incandescent bulb
over CFL or LED?
1. You’re in a parking lot at night and
can’t distinguish the color of your
vehicle from the others. What lamp
type is probably being used in this
parking lot?
QUIZ #2
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27. EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND COMBOS
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28. EMERGENCY LIGHT
BULB
Shape: T5
Base: Wedge
CCT: 2800K
CRI: 95
Sealed Beam
Incandescent
Shape: PAR36
Base: Wedge
CCT: 2800K
CRI: 85
BEAM ANGLE: 10°
Spot
EMERGENCY LIGHTS: INCANDESCENT BULBS
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29. DCB Halogen Bulb
Shape: T4
Base: Double Contact Bayonet
Bi-Pin Halogen Bulb
Shape: T4
Base: Bi Pin G8
H3 Halogen Bulb
Shape: T3.5
Base: PK22
MR16
Shape: T4
Base: GX5.3
Beam Angle: 36° Wide Flood
EMERGENCY LIGHTS: HALOGEN BULBS
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30. A) LED B) Wedge Base INC C) Sealed Beam INC
QUIZ #3: WHAT LAMP TYPE AM I?
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31. A) MR16
Halogen
B) Sealed Beam
INC
C) Bi-Pin
Halogen
WHAT LAMP TYPE AM I?
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32. A) DCB
Halogen
B) Sealed Beam
Halogen
C) Wedge Base
INC
WHAT LAMP TYPE AM I?
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33. UNDERSTANDING FLUORESCENT LAMP CODES
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34. • T12 – 1.5 inch diameter.
– No longer in production
– Highly inefficient
– Uses monophosphor = poorer light quality
• T8 – 1 inch diameter.
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– Most applicable to Title 24
– Dimmable with ballast
– Tri-phosphor=better light
• T5 – ½ inch diameter
– Same output as T8
– Higher cost
– Ideal for high-bays
WHAT ARE FLUORESECENT LAMP TYPES?

35. • Used as a more specific way
of identifying lamps and the
ballasts that operate them
• Reveals valuable
information about
operating characteristics
and physical dimensions
LINEAR FLUORESCENT LAMP CODES
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36. • “F” – fluorescent
• “30” – rated nominal wattage
• “T” – tubular lamp
• “12” – diameter in eights of an inch
• “CW” – Cool White color
• “RS” – Lamp starting method.
Rapid Start is the most popular LFL for commercial applications
BREAKING DOWN THE FLUORESCENT LAMP CODES
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37. • Lamp actually draws 34-watts instead of 40
• Due to the “ES” modifier, the generic designation for Energy
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Saver
• GE, Philips & Sylvania have different modifiers like:
– SS = Super Saver
– EW = EconoWatt
– WM = Watt Miser
LAMP CODES CONTINUED

38. • Customer requests T8 741
and 841s. What does this
mean?
• The color rendering and
output is based on the
phosphor materials in the
lamp
• First “7” indicates a CRI of 75
• “41” indicates CCT of 4100K
CCT & CRI
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39. • “F” – fluorescent
• “96” – nominal length in inches
• “T” – tubular lamp
• “12” – diameter in eights of an inch
• “WWX” – Deluxe Warm Lamp
• “IS” – Instant Start
For whatever reason, anything above F40 refers to length instead of wattage
of the lamp. While F96 could mean a 96-watt 8-ft lamp, it could be as low as
54W in actuality.
F96T12/WWX/IS
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40. • High Output lamps are brighter and driven at a higher
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electrical current.
• Different pins, so they cannot be installed in standard output
tombstones.
• Same wattage lamp, twice the illumination
• Draws more power
• T5HO is ideal in high bay applications
HO & VHO

41. Quiz #4
1. Describe a F32T8/CW/RS lamp?
2. Describe an F54T5/HO lamp?
3. Customer orders a case of T8 841s. What is he asking for?
4. What internal element in fluorescent lamps determines the CRI and
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color temperature?
5. Customer wants to save money with his current 17W T8 fixtures. Should
you get them HO or ES lamps?
QUIZ #4

42. COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS
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43. • While more efficient than incandescent, they often
fall short of their expected 2-3 year lifespan
• Used in many of our wall packs, vapor proof lights,
area lights and some shoe boxes.
• U-bend, 2D and Circline bulbs are considered CFL
• Most are not dimmable unless stated
CFL LOWDOWN
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44. Edison Screw-In Base
• Found in most household and residential fixtures.
• Some are dimmable
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2-Pin Base
• Found in older fixtures.
• NOT dimmable
• Only use Magnetic CFL ballasts
4-Pin Base
• Most common in our products.
• Many are dimmable
• Use Electronic ballasts
THE THREE BASIC CFL BASES

45. NEMA generic designation for CFLs is:
CF + Shape + Wattage/Abbreviated Base
Design
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• T = Twin tubes
• Q=Four tubes
• TR=Triple tubes
CFL TUBE SHAPES

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• Everything after
the “/” is the
base
• D=two pin
• Q=4-pin
CFL BASES

47. EXAMPLES
• CFT9W/G23q = 9 watt twin tube with G23
base
• CFQ26W/G24d = 26 watt quad tube, 2-pin
G24 base
EXAMPLES OF COMPACT FLUORESCENT CODES
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48. 1. CFTR9W/G24q
2. CFQ13W/GX23d
3. FT40W/2G11q
QUIZ #5: INDENTIFY THESE PART CODES
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49. HID ANSI Codes
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