All About Fluorescent Lamp

By Author: Shalu Nagpal
Total Articles: 51
Comment this article

Description: Fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light tubes, fluorescent light bulbs and other quite popular sources of florescent lighting are getting quite popular with each passing day. These are designed to be energy efficient and environment friendly. These fluorescent lighting are used across the world, especially in commercial facilities. Though traditionally, these lighting systems were quite large and emitted only cooler colors, advanced technology has introduced smaller fluorescent lighting systems that produce warmer colored lightings.

These light bulbs and light tubes are increasingly becoming energy efficient and becoming more cost-effective and hence, their use has increased in the residential sector also. Since a fluorescent lamp and fixture costs more than any other traditional lighting bulb, many people avoid purchasing them. However, operating these bulbs and lights is more cost effective than other products. These Fluorescent light bulbs and fluorescent light tubes have longer life spans than incandescent bulbs.

There is a huge variety of fluorescent lamps and other related products and ...
... they are available in many sizes, shapes, light intensity and colors. The efficiency of a fluorescent lighting system is controlled by the lamp and other factors.

Apart from general lighting purposes, these lamps are also designed for decorative purposes. These decorative lamps produce different colors such as green, red, blue and other colors. However, only green and blue lamps appear normally illuminated because of the bright phosphors present in the system produces the blue and green colors. Red and other colors are created by tinting the glass which is illuminated by the white phosphors.

These fluorescent lamps are available in different shapes and sizes. Commonly these are available as straight tube. These tubes may have one or two pins extending from each end. These fluorescent lights tubes are available in standard lengths and diameters. Most popular is the T12 lamps with a diameter as 1.5 inches. Though these straight-line tubes come up to 96 inches in length with 1.5 inch diameter, 48 inches tubes are most commonly used.

Other tube lights with shorter length have shorter diameters such as T8 with 1” diameter and T5 with 0.5” diameter. People are opting for T8 tubes in 36 and 48 inch length instead of T12 tubes.

To calculate the power consumed and light generated by a fluorescent light tube, its length and diameter are used. You can find a Fluorescent lamp in a modularized shape also in which two or four light tubes are interconnected such as a single tube bent multiple times. These shapes are usually seen in smaller lamps that allow the lamp to detach from its base.

Whenever you buy fluorescent light bulbs or light tubes, read the details on its labels. Manufacturers always declare the amount of power consumed and the amount of light produced by the unit. Moreover, make sure that buy a lighting system manufactured by a reputed manufacturer such as Orient Fans India. You can collect information about the product and manufacturers before buying a particular product.

Orient Fans is one of India’s leading brands in fans and lighting solutions. It offers quality energy saver lights such as Fluorescent lamps, fluorescent light bulbs and fluorescent light tubes.