[misc.consumers.house] more on lighting

phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) (12/10/90)

I am enclosing some data I have taken on various types of lights
with regard to wattage, lumens, and life. I'll probably collect
price data eventually but it isn't that important to me.





                                     LUMENS.XLS


           Type       W   Lumens  Color   L/W    Maker    Model      Life
       I               15     125           8.3                         2500
       I               25     215           8.6                         2500

       I PAR          150    1733          11.6                         2000
       I               40     505          12.6                         1000
       I               60     870          14.5                         1000
       I               75    1190          15.9                          750
       I              100    1750          17.5                          750
       GE Reader      250    4500          18.0
       GE Reader      170    3100          18.2
       I              150    2850          19.0                          750
       Q H            500   10500          21.0                         2000
       I              300    6360          21.2                          750
       Hg Vapor       100    4100          41.0                        24000
       CF PAR          18     800          44.4 Philips SL18/R40       10000
       Hg Vapor       175    7900          45.1                        24000
       CF              15     720  2800    48.0 Panasonic               9000
       CF               7     400          57.1 GE
       CF              18    1100          61.1 Philips SL18           10000
       HP Na           70    6300          90.0                        24000

       LF F                               48-90 Generic
       Metal Halide                       115.0 Generic
       HP Na                              140.0 Generic

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robk@altos86.Altos.COM (Rob Kleinschmidt) (12/13/90)

In article <1990Dec10.070330.1533@amd.com> phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes:
>I am enclosing some data I have taken on various types of lights
>with regard to wattage, lumens, and life.

	(Interesting set of data follows)

I recently discovered the Syvania "Capsylite" line of quartz/halogen bulbs.
These are interesting products because they are interchangeable with standard
incandescants, but are appreciably more efficient, longer lived, and
(I believe) have better color. Because they use a double shell of glass,
they are also insensitive to finger oils, and do not present the same risk of
burns when at operating temperature. As a drop in replacement for incandescant,
these bulbs are very nice indeed:

          Type       W   Lumens  Color   L/W    Maker    Model      Life

        QH          42     665          15.8    Sylvania CAP         3500
>       I           40     505          12.6                         1000

        QH          52     885          17.0    Sylvania CAP         3500
>       I           60     870          14.5                         1000

        QH          72    1300          18.0    Sylvania CAP         3500
>       I           75    1190          15.9                          750

The bulbs are available in 120 and 130 V. versions, plus some set of
floods and spots (52 and 72 Watts I think). The ones I purchased cost
almost $4.00 each, so they are not cheap, but I have been very happy
with them so far. No data at the moment on the 3500 hour lifetimes.


Rob Kleinschmidt