Fluorescent Lamp Information
Fluorescent Lamp BasesColor Temperature Indentification
Codes Used in Fluorescent Lamp Descriptions
Breakdown of Fluorescent & Compact Fluorescent Lamp Tube Diameters
Codes Used to Identify Fluorescent Lamp Types
| Code | Color | Color Code | Color Temperature |
| WW | Warm White | 827 | 2700K |
| WW | Warm White | 830 | 3000K |
| Neutral White | 835 | 3000-3500K | |
| CW | Cool White | 840 | 4000-4100K |
| DL | Daylight | 850 | 5000K |
| DL | Daylight | 865 | 6500K |
| F | Fluorescent Lamp | |
| HO | High Output | |
| VHO | Very High Output | |
| BL | BlackLight | Emits Largly Invisably UV Wavelengths |
| BLB | BlackLight-Blue | Glass Tube Is Darkly Tinted Dark Violet-Blue to Absorb Most Visible Light |
| G | Germicidal Shortwave UV Lamp | |
| T | Tubular | |
| C | Circline (Circle) | |
| WW | Nominal power in Watts. 4, 5, 8, 12, 15, 20, 30, 40, etc. | |
| CCC | Color | |
| W | White | |
| CW | Cool White | |
| WW | Warm White | |
| DD | Diameter of tube in of eighths of an inch. T8 is 1", T12 is 1.5", etc. |
| T2 (Mini) | 6.3mm But Most Use 6mm, 7mm or 7 & 1/2mm |
| T3 (Mini) | 9.67mm But Most Use 9-10mm |
| T4 | 12.9mm (Most Use 12-13mm) |
| T5 | 15mm |
| T8 | 25-26mm (1in) |
| T9 | 28-29mm |
| T10 | 31-32mm |
| T12 | 1.5in |
| Sylvania | Osram | Philips> | GE |
| T5 FHE Luxline Plus | Lumilux FH | TL5 HE | T5 Starcoat HE |
| T5 FHO Luxline Plus | Lumilux FQ | TL5 HO | T5 Starcoat HO |
| T5 Standard | Basic T5 | TL-Mini Standard | T5 Miniature Standard |
| T5 Luxline Plus | Lumilux T5 | TL-Mini Pro 80 | T5 Miniature Standard |
| T8 Standard | Basic T8 | TL-D Super 80 | T8 Polylux |
| T8 Luxline Plus | Lumilux T8 | TL-D Super 80 | T8 Polylux |
| T8 Luxline Plus Shatter Resistant | Splinter Protection | TL-D Secura | T8 Cov-R-Guard Polylux |
| T8 U-Shaped | U-Shaped | TL-D U | Mod-U-Line |
| T12 Standard | S-Type | TL-RS | T12 Standard |
| T12 IRS | SA Type | TL-M RS | T12 Rapid Start |
| T12 Reflector | - | - | - |
| Circline | Circular | TL-E Standard | Circline |
| Activa | Biolux | - | - |
| Gourmet | Natura | TL-D Shoplight | - |
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