Plc Compact Fluorescent Lamps

Some types fit into light fixtures designed for incandescent bulbs.

Plc compact fluorescent lamps.

Pl lamps are plug in fluorescent lamps and became widely known since philips marketed its pl series non integrated compact fluorescent lamps including pl l pl c pl t pl s pl r and pl q. Compact fluorescent lamps bulbs are either pin based they plug into a socket or they are medium screw based they screw into the same socket as common incandescent bulbs. Reliable electrical and mechanical performance. For this reason the plc compact fluorescent bulbs fit perfectly in small lamps and other similar applications.

Optimum lamp performance under optimum temperature conditions. A compact fluorescent lamp cfl also called compact fluorescent light energy saving light and compact fluorescent tube is a fluorescent lamp designed to replace an incandescent light bulb. The lamps use a tube which is curved or folded to fit into the space of an incandescent bulb and a compact electronic ballast in the. The first thing to understand is base type.

Before we get into the energy saving options it is important to understand what the current plug in compact fluorescent bulb options are. This standard reliable long life electromagnetic ballast for compact fluorescent lamps provides excellent performance with 2 pin and 4 pin cflni lamps. Lamp manufacturers of the national electrical manufacturers association use a generic designation system for. You are now visiting our global professional lighting website visit your local website by going to the usa website.

The following describes pin based compact fluorescent bulbs. Pl l stands for plug in lamps in long version. Show product categories. You are now visiting the philips lighting website.

The 4 pin plc light bulbs and the 2 pin plc light bulbs. A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a low pressure mercury vapor gas discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light. Also it must be mentioned that there are two main types of lamps. Pll plc plt pls plr plh and plq.

The available led options for replacing compact fluorescent plug in bulbs are following the same path as led t8 tubes. Back to compact fluorescent non integrated sort by. Feit electric cfl bulbs have a relatively cool running performance an average life of 10 000 hours 9 1 years and are rohs fcc compliant. An electric current in the gas excites mercury vapor which produces short wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor coating on the inside of the lamp to glow a fluorescent lamp converts electrical energy into useful light much more efficiently.

Compact fluorescent non integrated.