Fluorescent Light Fixture Sizes

For example a 20 inch diameter foyer light would be ideal for a 10x10 foyer.

Fluorescent light fixture sizes.

This lamp is shaped like a tube. Diameter in eighths of an inch. In a 120 volt circuit you add up the total wattages of the light fixtures on that circuit and divide that by 120. In the 1990s manufacturers began to add a numeric code describing a lamp s color to the string of characters identifying the model replacing the cw wwx etc designations.

80 means a cri between 80 and 89 and so on. With lighting fixture circuits you have to take into consideration the voltage capacity of the circuit and the wattage of all the lighting fixtures that run through the circuits to get the recommended wire size. Southwire industrial 1 light antique brass outdoor weather tight flushmount wall light fixture. This lamp is 12 8 1 5 inches in diameter.

In this code 70 means a cri between 70 and 79. Fluorescent tube sizes guide. Lamps are typically identified by a code such as fxxty where f is for fluorescent the first number xx indicates either the power in watts or length in inches the t indicates that the shape of the bulb is tubular and the last number y is the diameter in eighths of an inch sometimes in millimeters rounded up to the nearest millimeter. T4 t5 t8 and t12.

Most tube lighting will have its size mentioned on an end of the tube. The t stands for tubular and the numbers are an index for the diameter in inches of the tube. Fluorescent bent lamps come in a few different options. Because of their energy efficiency and light output i e.

To find an ideal height for a foyer light take the room s height then multiply it by 2 5 and 3 which will give you 2 numbers for example if your room has a 10 foot ceiling. You ll also see them in over the counter lighting shelf lighting or cubby lighting in retail spaces because of their compact size. Lumen output you see a lot of high output t5s used in warehouse fixtures. Sizes and types of fluorescent lights.

Find the lightbulbs shape you re looking for with this visual chart detailed illustrations of bulb shapes include a19 mr16 par and linear fluorescent tubes.