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<\/span><\/div><\/div>Some lightings concepts
\nto help you choose your lamp<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>Watts:<\/em> The electrical energy consumed by a lamp in use.
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\nLumens:<\/em> A measure of the total amount of light produced by a light source.<\/strong>
\nLux :<\/em> A measure of the amount of light received by a lit surface at a defined distance.<\/strong>
\nCRI (Colour Rendering Index):<\/em> The ability of a light source to reveal the natural colours of a lit object faithfull.<\/strong>
\n\u00b0Kelvin:<\/em> A measure of the colour temperature of a light source. (3000 K warm white, 4500 K neutral white, 6000 K blue or cool white)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>Select the type of lighting<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nLED<\/h4>\n
Economical due to low power usage and no bulb to change (minimum working life of 50,000 hours), no heat output, \u201cunlimited\u201d number of on\/off cycles.
\nExcellent luminous efficacy (lumen per watt).\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nHALOGEN<\/h4>\n
Economical to buy, excellent colour rendering (CRI 100\/100), warm colour temperature, but high heat output and power use.
\nLow luminous efficacy (lumen per watt).<\/p>\n
\nINFRARED<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\nUniform heating light.\n<\/div>\n\nWOOD<\/h4>\n
Ultraviolet diagnostic light (black light).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>Customize your lamp<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
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\nFor many of our lamps you can choose different flexible arm lengths, the colour (black or white) and the switch type (on\/off, dimmer, or \u201ccontactless\u201d).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>
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<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Greater ease of use and hygiene with a contactless switch<\/h3><\/div>Turn the lamp on or off by moving your hand within 3 cm of the switch sensor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMedical hygiene requirements are met by reducing the risks of infection by cross-contamination.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Some lightings concepts
\nto help you choose your lamp<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
Watts:<\/em> The electrical energy consumed by a lamp in use.
\n<\/strong>
\nLumens:<\/em> A measure of the total amount of light produced by a light source.<\/strong>
\nLux :<\/em> A measure of the amount of light received by a lit surface at a defined distance.<\/strong>
\nCRI (Colour Rendering Index):<\/em> The ability of a light source to reveal the natural colours of a lit object faithfull.<\/strong>
\n\u00b0Kelvin:<\/em> A measure of the colour temperature of a light source. (3000 K warm white, 4500 K neutral white, 6000 K blue or cool white)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Select the type of lighting<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nLED<\/h4>\n
Economical due to low power usage and no bulb to change (minimum working life of 50,000 hours), no heat output, \u201cunlimited\u201d number of on\/off cycles.
\nExcellent luminous efficacy (lumen per watt).\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nHALOGEN<\/h4>\n
Economical to buy, excellent colour rendering (CRI 100\/100), warm colour temperature, but high heat output and power use.
\nLow luminous efficacy (lumen per watt).<\/p>\n
\nINFRARED<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\nUniform heating light.\n<\/div>\n\nWOOD<\/h4>\n
Ultraviolet diagnostic light (black light).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>Customize your lamp<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nFor many of our lamps you can choose different flexible arm lengths, the colour (black or white) and the switch type (on\/off, dimmer, or \u201ccontactless\u201d).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Greater ease of use and hygiene with a contactless switch<\/h3><\/div>Turn the lamp on or off by moving your hand within 3 cm of the switch sensor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMedical hygiene requirements are met by reducing the risks of infection by cross-contamination.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>
LED<\/h4>\n
Economical due to low power usage and no bulb to change (minimum working life of 50,000 hours), no heat output, \u201cunlimited\u201d number of on\/off cycles.
\nExcellent luminous efficacy (lumen per watt).\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
HALOGEN<\/h4>\n
Economical to buy, excellent colour rendering (CRI 100\/100), warm colour temperature, but high heat output and power use.
\nLow luminous efficacy (lumen per watt).<\/p>\n
INFRARED<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\nUniform heating light.\n<\/div>\n\nWOOD<\/h4>\n
Ultraviolet diagnostic light (black light).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>Customize your lamp<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nFor many of our lamps you can choose different flexible arm lengths, the colour (black or white) and the switch type (on\/off, dimmer, or \u201ccontactless\u201d).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Greater ease of use and hygiene with a contactless switch<\/h3><\/div>Turn the lamp on or off by moving your hand within 3 cm of the switch sensor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMedical hygiene requirements are met by reducing the risks of infection by cross-contamination.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>
WOOD<\/h4>\n
Ultraviolet diagnostic light (black light).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>Customize your lamp<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
\nFor many of our lamps you can choose different flexible arm lengths, the colour (black or white) and the switch type (on\/off, dimmer, or \u201ccontactless\u201d).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>Greater ease of use and hygiene with a contactless switch<\/h3><\/div>Turn the lamp on or off by moving your hand within 3 cm of the switch sensor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMedical hygiene requirements are met by reducing the risks of infection by cross-contamination.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>
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