Lighting Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three lighting types
A
Incandescent lighting
Discharge lighting
LED lighting
2
Q
What are the types of incandescent light? Where are they used?
A
Tungsten filament lamp - homes
Tungsten halogen lamp
3
Q
What are the different discharge lights? Where are they used l?
A
Low pressure Mercury - general offices
High pressure Mercury - factoris, car parks Street lights
Metal halide - sports arenas
4
Q
Where can LED lights be used?
A
Can be used in most areas, decorative lighting
It doesn’t give off UV
5
Q
What is the equation to work out luminous flux?
A
F= E x A / CU x MF
6
Q
What lighting shouldn’t be used around fast rotating machinery? And why?
A
Discharge lights as they cause strobeascopic effect
