Did you just have a spontaneous flashback to maths tests in sixth form when you saw this diagram? Well, you are not alone because Light Distribution Curves can be quite a headache for most people. Fortunately you can always rely on dmlights for assistance. In this article we will try to explain these graphs in […]
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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
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How much value are you getting from your lighting? That depends, in part, on the fixture’s efficacy. Technically, efficacy means lumens divided by watts: the higher the efficacy of a fixture, the more light it will produce with a lower wattage, which saves energy on a per watt basis. Read More…