T5 lighting

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Anyone got experience or comments on T5 lighting...how does it compare with say PL lights or normal T8 lights ??? Any difference ??

[bclee]

T5 is more efficient than T8 tubes. But they use a different fitting from the T8. The lenghts and wattage are differnt. HO are available in T5 (higher wattage in the same tube length). However, T5 tubes are not commonly available here.

PL tubes are good for its compactness. You can have higher wattage in a more compact form.

Comparison of (~2ft Osram daylight 1tubes):
T5 14W Length=549mm Lm=1100 Lm/W=79
T5(HO) 24W Length=549mm Lm=1600 Lm/W=67
T8 18W Length=590mm Lm=1300 Lm/W=72
PL 36W Length=411mm Lm=2750 Lm/W=76
PL 55W Length=533mm Lm=4550 Lm/W=83

BC