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Lights & lighting

Any device used for illumination, either for practical use or deliberate aesthetic effect.

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seal temperature (maximum)

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The maximum operating temperature of the seal of the lamp in Celsius.

self-ballasted lamps

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A discharge lamp with an integral ballasting device allowing the lamp to be directly connected to a socket providing line voltage (See CFL).

series lamp operation

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Refers to ballasts that employ a single current path passing through all lamps operated by the ballast. If one lamp should fail, companion lamps operated by the same ballasts will ...

source size

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For Projection lamps, this is defined as the dimensions of the rectangular area, centered on the lamp axis, within which all luminous parts of the filament lie, when viewed ...

spacing to mounting height ratio

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Ratio of fixture spacing (distance apart) to mounting height above the work plane; sometimes called spacing criterion. It is OK to have fixture spaced closer than the spacing ...

specification series (SP) colors

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Energy-efficient, all-purpose, tri-phosphor fluorescent lamp colors that provide good color rendering. The CRI for SP colors is 70 or above and varies by specific lamp type.