Specialty and Architectural Lighting — HID & Metal Halide
What to Know About Mercury in Fluorescent, Ultraviolet, and HID Bulbs
Posted by Dave on for ProLampSales
Reasonable care should be taken in both the handling of broken light bulbs and the disposal of burned out bulbs that contain mercury. For decades, fluorescent and CFL bulbs have been used widely in commercial and residential general lighting settings, but there has been a vast increase in homeowners, businesses, and institutions utilizing ultraviolet bulbs to purify air and sanitize surfaces due to the COVID-19 situation. Fluorescent tubes, compact fluorescent, UVC germicidal, UVA blacklight, metal...
- Posted in Fluorescent, HID & Metal Halide, Ultraviolet Light
Comparing Fluorescent vs. Metal Halide Aquarium Bulbs
Posted by Nick on for ProLampSales
Lighting for aquariums is an incredibly complicated task. Too little light can endanger plant and fish life and growth, while too much light can lead to a high rate of algae growth. There is also a heat factor, in too much heat can kill fish and plants. Aquarium owners will often combine several types of light sources to achieve the spectrum and intensity of light they are trying to achieve. Traditionally, fluorescent and metal halide...
- Posted in Aquarium, Fluorescent, HID & Metal Halide
LED Lighting and Power Quality: The High Cost of Ignoring Power Quality Issues When Switching to LED
Posted by Dave on for ProLampSales
The effects of power quality on LED lighting performance generally receive little attention prior to installation for most commercial building applications. Power quality issues such as dips, harmonics, interruptions, transients and surges can result in expensive, early replacement of damaged or failed LED lighting equipment. While facility managers involved with smaller commercial projects may be able to ignore power quality without much consequence, larger industrial LED lighting projects, such as the replacement of existing HID...
- Posted in Energy Efficiency, HID & Metal Halide, LED, Retrofits
Evaluating an LED Retrofit of HID High Bay Fixtures in a Maintenance Facility
Posted by Dave on for ProLampSales
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has conducted a field research project evaluating installation issues and performance of a high bay retrofit where the existing metal halide bulbs have been changed to LED. High bay fixtures that use metal halide lamps in warehouses, shops, sports facilities and big box retail offer an opportunity for significant energy savings with LED HID replacement lamps. The high wattages for metal halide range from 175 watts...
- Posted in HID & Metal Halide, LED, Retrofits, Warehouses
Replacing HID with LED in High Bay Applications Offers Potential Benefits But Requires Careful Analysis
Posted by Dave on for ProLampSales
- Posted in Energy Efficiency, HID & Metal Halide, LED, Warehouses