Plc Compact Fluorescent Lamps

The available led options for replacing compact fluorescent plug in bulbs are following the same path as led t8 tubes.

Plc compact fluorescent lamps.

Pll plc plt pls plr plh and plq. They often appear in other variations. A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a low pressure mercury vapor gas discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light. Lamp manufacturers of the national electrical manufacturers association use a generic designation system for.

Reliable electrical and mechanical performance. Some types fit into light fixtures designed for incandescent bulbs. You are now visiting the philips lighting website. Before we get into the energy saving options it is important to understand what the current plug in compact fluorescent bulb options are.

The first thing to understand is base type. The 4 pin plc light bulbs and the 2 pin plc light bulbs. Compact fluorescent non integrated. Feit electric cfl bulbs have a relatively cool running performance an average life of 10 000 hours 9 1 years and are rohs fcc compliant.

This standard reliable long life electromagnetic ballast for compact fluorescent lamps provides excellent performance with 2 pin and 4 pin cflni lamps. Optimum lamp performance under optimum temperature conditions. Pl l stands for plug in lamps in long version. Back to compact fluorescent non integrated sort by.

The lamps use a tube which is curved or folded to fit into the space of an incandescent bulb and a compact electronic ballast in the. An electric current in the gas excites mercury vapor which produces short wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor coating on the inside of the lamp to glow a fluorescent lamp converts electrical energy into useful light much more efficiently. Also it must be mentioned that there are two main types of lamps. Philips pl c 13w 827 4p alto 383257 lamp bulb replacement 4 0 out of 5 stars 20 8 pack plc 13w 827 4 pin g24q 1 13 watt double tube compact fluorescent light bulb replaces philips 38325 7 and sylvania 20682.

A compact fluorescent lamp cfl also called compact fluorescent light energy saving light and compact fluorescent tube is a fluorescent lamp designed to replace an incandescent light bulb. Compact fluorescent lamps bulbs are either pin based they plug into a socket or they are medium screw based they screw into the same socket as common incandescent bulbs. For this reason the plc compact fluorescent bulbs fit perfectly in small lamps and other similar applications. Show product categories.

The following describes pin based compact fluorescent bulbs.