Mine Design
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Clarence, NY 14031
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Tucson 1999 Edition
Page 2 of 4
Posted January 4, 1999
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THE GEM MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
SoLux Daylight Lamp Information
SoLux( is a patented tungsten halogen source that emits a beam of
true natural light for optimal color rendering.. SoLux( is currently
available as a 50 watt low voltage lamp in a standard MR-16 format.
It provides the user with "daylight" at a CCT of 4700K
(Correlated Color Temperature), CRI of 99.35 (Color Rendering Index),
has a lifetime of 3000 hours, ultra-low U.V. and I.R. and is very
reasonably priced. The lamp is available in four beam spreads of 10(,
17(, 24( and 36(.
Foot-candle / Beamspread Chart (Diameter of beam in feet)
|
Distance in Feet |
Narrow 10° |
Narow-Medium 17° |
Medium 24° |
Wide 36° |
|
2' |
2020/0.35' |
1000/0.60' |
576/0.85' |
348/1.03' |
|
4' |
505/0.70' |
250/1.20' |
144/1.70' |
87/2.60' |
|
6' |
224/1.05' |
111/1.79' |
64/2.55' |
39/3.90' |
|
8' |
126/1.40' |
62/2.39' |
23/4.25 |
22/5.20' |
We use the 24° lamps most applications up to 3 to 4 feet or the
17° for more intense lighting needs.
With SoLux you won't "cook it or bleach it out", you'll just make it look great!
We also carry an excellent Low Voltage MR-16 Track Lighting Fixture
that we highly recommend for use with the SoLux( Lamps. Be careful,
not all low voltage fixtures are created the same! We have done
extensive testing on several manufactures' fixtures and found that
most put out something less than 12 volts under load. We found
readings from 8.15 to 11.8 volts (the 11.8 ones cost $140.00 each!).
The SoLux( lamps will only perform well with load voltages in the
11.8 to 12.2 volts. These fixtures are available in Halo or Juno
compatible. We recommend the Halo type fixture as they are a three
conductor grounded track and fixture.
|
Voltage |
% Voltage |
CCT |
% CCT |
Candle Power |
% CP |
Life (hours) |
|
15.0 |
125 |
5500 |
117 |
7126 |
200 |
200 |
|
12.0 |
100 |
4700 |
100 |
3563 |
100 |
3000 |
|
11.9 |
99 |
4677 |
100 |
3466 |
99 |
3418 |
|
11.8 |
98 |
4658 |
99 |
3375 |
95 |
3901 |
|
11.7 |
97 |
4637 |
99 |
3284 |
92 |
4169 |
|
11.6 |
96 |
4616 |
99 |
3192 |
90 |
4661 |
|
11.5 |
95 |
4600 |
98 |
3116 |
87 |
5217 |
|
11.4 |
95 |
4579 |
97 |
3020 |
85 |
5844 |
|
11.3 |
93 |
4559 |
97 |
2942 |
83 |
6553 |
|
11.2 |
93 |
4540 |
97 |
2858 |
80 |
7356 |
|
11.1 |
93 |
4521 |
96 |
2785 |
78 |
8265 |
|
11.0 |
92 |
4502 |
96 |
2705 |
76 |
9297 |
|
10.5 |
88 |
4405 |
94 |
2145 |
66 |
10000+ |
|
10.0 |
83 |
4300 |
91 |
1988 |
56 |
Not Tested Below |
|
9.5 |
79 |
4208 |
90 |
1702 |
48 |
|
|
9.0 |
75 |
4099 |
87 |
1409 |
40 |
|
|
8.5 |
71 |
3989 |
85 |
1147 |
32 |
As you can see the output voltage of the fixture is very critical
if you want your SoLux™ Daylight Lamps to perform at their best
and make your gems look their best! 11.6-12.2 volts is acceptable.
Photographic use:
If you have a way to drive these lamps at 15.0 volts they will
produce a 5500K color temperature which is what daylight film is
balanced for.
Pricing:
SoLux™ Daylight Lamps are $14.95 each, 25-60 $12.50 ea. and 61
and up $11.75 ea.
Low Voltage Track Lighting Fixtures in white only are $36.00 each.
Also available is our Trade Show Track Support System, call for pricing.
For additional information you may visit our SoLux™
web pages or email Lance A. Kanaby.
Member of the American Gem Trade Association, The Jewelers Board of Trade,
Clarence Chamber of Commerce and The Spectrum Network™
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