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The standards by which lighting manufacturers have been designing their luminaires has changed once more. DLC, otherwise known as the DesignLights Consortium, has created the the DLC Premium Rating, an even higher classification than the standard DLC we have come to know over the last several years. This new classification is sure to attract the … Read more
If you read our post on LED Combo Drive technology from a few months back, you know that there are LED T8 Tubes and LED PL lamps that are able to work on the existing ballast as well as without the ballast. So you can install these lamps into fixtures without changing the ballast, and … Read more
Customer Profile: Since 1926, Graco Inc. has been a leading provider of premium pumps and spray equipment for fluid handling in the construction, manufacturing, processing, and maintenance industries. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graco works closely with distributors around the world to offer innovative products that set the quality standard for spray finishing, paint circulation, lubrication, … Read more
Green Creative’s INNOFIT LED Commercial Downlight series has been designed and engineered for retrofit or new construction applications. Available in 4″/J-box, 6″, 8″ and 9.5″. No guessing on matching CFL light levels as this LED downlight features an adjustable lumen output for three distinct lumen levels that are equivalent to various CFL lamp combinations (see … Read more
Total lumens has been a long-used term in lighting to describe the total light output of a given light source. Now it is common to see delivered lumens in it’s place, particularly with LED products. Understanding the difference between these two terms will help explain one of the reasons for the ascension of LED technology … Read more
Customer Profile: Holiday Stationstores is a recognized leader in the convenience store industry with over 500 stores throughout ten states in the northern region of the United States: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Alaska and the Dakotas. Holiday provides customers with a shopping experience that is unique to the convenience store industry – … Read more
Customer Profile: AAA Auto Parts is an automotive recycler in the Twin Cities area that has access to any auto part. Their goal for the last 30 years has been to make finding the right, quality recycled part as easy as possible for their customers. Goal: Having high-level rack warehouses that store over 45,000 square feet … Read more
GE’s new Lumination RX Series LED downlights are used for retrofitting traditional 1 or 2-lamp CFL downlights. Can be installed as an insert in just minutes for most 6-inch and 8-inch CFL frames. This allows for bypassing issues associated with CFL plug in lamps including ballast compatibility and long-term maintenance issues with the original ballasts. All … Read more
If you have T8HO or T12HO fluorescent lighting, you now have an easy way to retrofit this to LED. Everline’s LED Sign Tubes utilize 24V constant voltage which allows for simple class II wiring. 90° adjustable RDC style endcaps for correct lamp orientation. This ensures you don’t have to change sockets to a normal LED T8 socket which … Read more
This article on Scotopic vs. Photopic vision is the first in a series of three that will look into how we perceive and analyze the light that we see. Human perception of any lighted environment is influenced by both Scotopic and Photopic vision. However, only Photopic vision is considered relevant to light metering. Photopic Properties Known … Read more