Handbook of Electrical Design Details, Second Edition

Characteristics of Typical Lamps

Table 8-1 lists the leading characteristics of a wide selection of typical lamps, including incandescent, PAR, R, and ER, tungsten-halogen, fluorescent, mercury, metalhalide, and high-pressure sodium.

Table 8-1: Characteristics of Typical Lamps

STANDARD INCANDESCENT LAMPS

BULB DESCRIPTION

WATTS

LAMP LIFE (hr)

COLOR TEMP. (K)

INITIAL LUMENS

A-19

40

1000

490

A-19 (clear)

60

870

870

A-19

60

1000

2790

865

A-19

75

750

2840

1180

A-19

100

750

2900

1740

A-19

100

1125

1600

A-21

100

750

2880

1690

A-21 (3-way)

30

2500

305

70

1500

995

100

1500

1300

A-21

150

750

2960

2880

A-23

150

2500

2350

PS-25

150

750

2900

2660

PS-25 (3-way)

50

1500

580

100

1200

1640

150

1200

2220

A-23

200

750

2980

3910

A-23

200

2500

3400

PS-25

300

750

3010

6360

PS-30

300

2500

5200

PS-35

500

1000

3050

10,600

PAR, R, AND ER LAMPS

BULB DESCRIPTION

WATTS

LAMP LIFE (hr)

INITIAL LUMENS

R-20 Spot/Flood

45

2000

440

R-20 Spot/Flood

50

2000

410

R-30 Spot/Flood

65

2000

755

R-30 Spot/Flood

75

2000

850

R-30 Spot/Flood

150

2000

1825

R-30 Spot/Flood

300

2000

3600

R-40 Spot/Flood

120

2000

1600

PAR-38 Spot/Flood

100

2000

1250

PAR, R, AND ER LAMPS

BULB DESCRIPTION

WATTS

LAMP LIFE (hr)

INITIAL LUMENS

PAR-38 Spot/Flood

150

2000

1730

ER-30

50

2000

525

ER-30

75

2000

850

ER-30

90

5000

950

ER-40

120

2000

1475

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