Lighting Basics guides
Lumens, lux, foot-candles, colour temperature, IP ratings, LED lifetime and how light fixtures work.
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Foot-Candles to Lux: Conversion, Lumens and Recommended Light Levels
How to convert foot-candles to lux and back, how they relate to lumens, how to measure them with a light meter, and recommended foot-candle and lux levels for offices, warehouses, streets and sports.
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Colour Temperature Chart: 2700K to 6500K and Where to Use Each
A colour temperature chart for lighting: what kelvin means, how 2700K to 6500K look, daylight comparisons, CCT vs CRI, and which to choose for homes, offices, streets and sports.
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Lumens to Watts: Conversion Chart for LED, Incandescent, Fluorescent and HID
How to convert lumens to watts and back: what 800, 1,000 and 1,600 lumens equal for LED and incandescent, efficacy by lamp type, and how many lumens you need for rooms and outdoor areas.
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Inside an LED Streetlight: LED PCB, Driver, Optics, Housing and Surge Protection
What is inside an LED streetlight and why each part matters: LED chips and the aluminium PCB, drivers, lenses and road optics, housings and heat sinks, surge protection, seals and controls.
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How Tall Are Street Lights? Heights, Dimensions and Spacing by Road Type
Typical street light heights for residential streets, main roads, highways and high masts, in metres and feet, and how height sets the spacing and wattage of a road.
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IP65 vs IP66 vs IP67 for Outdoor Lights (and Why IK Ratings Matter Too)
What IP65, IP66, IP67 and IP68 mean for street lights, floodlights and high bays, which rating each application needs, why IP67 is not always better than IP66, and how IK impact ratings complete the specification.
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Explosion Proof Lighting Explained: Zones vs Class I Division 1, Gas Groups, T-Codes and Ex Markings
How to choose explosion proof lighting: hazardous zones and the North American Class I Division 1/2 system, gas groups, temperature classes, dust markings and Ex protection types, with a marking decoded and a selection checklist.
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Road Lighting Classes Explained: EN 13201 M, C and P Classes (with Lux Values)
What the EN 13201 road lighting classes mean, the luminance and illuminance each class requires, how to choose the class for a road, and what it means for street light wattage, pole height and spacing.