Fluorescents
Fluorescents
Applications include retail displays, refrigeration cabinets, sports halls, food displays, prisons, hotels, restaurants, shopping centres and many other applications.
Specialty Fluorescents
Grolux / Plant Grow - provide the most optimal light output for plants and aquaria
Butcher - Specially tailored spectral distribution for food presentation only, Presentation of food in the display counter & especially suitable for the food sector
Graphica - Used in applications where excellent colour rendering is crucial, such as the graphical industry, printing industry, photo shops, hospitals, etc
Biolux - Very good color rendering index, Applications where light similar to daylight is required
Flameproof - Used in flameproof and increased-safety luminaires for both indoor and outdoor applications & used in applications like petro-chemical industry, offshore, mines and any locations where traces of explosive gases may be found
Black Light Blue (BLB) - Quick detection of UV-reflecting materials & creates special lighting atmospheres and effects
Black Like White (BLW) - typically used for bug zappers
Types: T4, T5, T8 and T12, Circline and U-tube
Colours
- Warm White
- Cool White
- Daylight
- Skywhite
- Universal White
- Red
- Green
- Blue
- Yellow
- Gold
Compact Fluorescents
A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) is a type of fluorescent lamp. Many CFLs are designed to replace an incandescent lamp and can fit in the existing light fixtures formerly used for incandescent lamps.
Compared to general service incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light, CFLs use less power and have a longer rated life, but generally have a higher purchase price. Like all fluorescent lamps, CFLs contain mercury; this complicates the disposal of fluorescent lamps.
CFLs radiate a different light spectrum from that of incandescent lamps. Improved phosphor formulations have improved the subjective colour of the light emitted by CFLs such that the best 'soft white' CFLs available are subjectively similar in colour to standard incandescent lamps.
Compact fluorescent lamps may provide as little as 50-80% of their rated light output at initial switch on and can take up to three minutes to warm up, and the colour cast may be slightly different immediately after being turned on.