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Why use Armor Coat Teflon coated T5 lamps?

We recommend using the Armor Coat teflon coated lamps for all T5 fixtures. The Armor Coat T5 lamps are FDA food grade approved, UL listed, and are very safe for schools as well as all other applications.

All Armor Coat shatterproof safety coated lamps satisfy the criteria of having a non-shattering covering for prevention of glass in your product by containment within the safety coating material. The safety lamp must be intact, or the safety lamp must be replaced to be in compliance. In addition to containing all the glass, phosphors and mercury in case the lamp is accidentally dropped or broken Armor Coat Lamps are UL Recognized for safety and flammability and UL-EPH Certified for Environmental & Public Health. Plus Armor Coat Lamps are acceptable for incidental food contact in federally inspected meat and poultry plants.

Typical Applications for Armor Coat safety coated lamps:
Food Supermarket, processing areas, dairies, manufacturing areas, hospitals, bakeries, schools, gymnasiums, cafeterias, restaurants, poultry plants, and slaughter houses.

We would recommend that Schools simply use the Armor Coat T5 Lamps with a grill. For food processing plants we would recommend using the Armor Coat T5 Lamps instead of a clear cover to eliminate the need to clean out bugs from the cover. The clear covers will end up having bugs in them over time, no different than the lights in your home getting bugs in them and need to be cleaned a couple of times a year.

Below are two examples of gymnasiums that are in need of lighting retrofit. The gym on the left has T12 fixtures. The gym on the right has metal halide fixtures. We recomend that you replace these lights with a 4 lamp T5 fixture with fixture mounted occupancy sensor, and grill. Plus we would sell you fixtures that come with Teflon coated T5 lamps.

Metal Halide Versus T-5 Fluorescent Fixture Comparison:

Note: The metal halide figures used below would also be similar or comparable to a high-pressure sodium (HPS) fixture.)

1. Energy Efficiency – a four lamp T-5 fixture draws only 235 Watts compared to 455

Watts for a single lamp metal halide fixture. This equates to a 48% savings. Bottom

Line: The T-5 is an energy efficient fixture which can significantly reduce a facility’s

overall energy consumption.

2. Light Output Levels – The new T-5 fixture has excellent light output or quantity of light

output. In most cases, the level of light output equals or exceeds existing metal halide

output levels. One of the most common reasons to install the new T-5 fixture is to

increase and significantly improve light output levels for all types of tasks and production

applications.

3. Color Rendering - with respect to color rendering (CRI) or how natural the light looks.

The T-5 has a CRI of approx. 85 (which is rated as “excellent” and very close to actual

sunlight) compared to the metal halide fixture CRI of approximately 65 (which is

considered “good” by industry standards). The T5 produces better image clarity and truer

actual color renderings.

4. Start Up and Re strike Time - The T-5 is an instant start and restart fixture. The metal

halide fixture typically has a 10-15 minute start up delay and re strike time. If the lights

are turned off or a power surge occurs, there is significant down time with the metal

halide fixture.

5. Light Dispersement – Or gaps in light coverage. The T-5 provides a well-diffused spread with

excellent coverage (especially in light of the spacing of the existing fixtures). By

comparison, the metal halide fixture is a point source light producing considerable gaps

or hot spots in the coverage task areas on the factory and warehouse floors.

6. Heat - The T-5 is a considerably cooler fixture compared to the metal halide fixture.

Metal halides significantly increase the temperature levels in the hotter summer months which result in increased energy cost.

7. Ballast Noise - The T-5 is a quiet fixture because the electronic ballasts, they will not hum as the Metal Halides do.

8. Lamp Life Depreciation - The T-5 has a loss percentage of only 5% over the life of the

lamp compared to an approximate 30% loss in the metal halide fixture. Metal halide,

high-pressure sodium, and T-12 fluorescent lamps loose significant levels of their light

output over the life of the lamp (30% - 40%).

9. Maintenance Convenience & Cost - If one lamp out of four in the T-5 fixture burns out, the

other lamps still operate. Plus the lamp replacement cost is very low. The metal halide fixture or high-pressure

sodium lamp has one lamp and when it burns out, it requires immediate replacement, with a much higher cost.

The lights on the left are 400 watt metal halide, the lights on the right are 100 watt induction. As you can see the 100 watt induction lights appear to be putting out more light. The 100 watt induction operates at a 5000 kelvin temperature, which provides you with a full spectrum color. Not only are you seeing more light, you are burning less than a third of the energy.

Induction vs Metal Halide & LED

LED do have the same theoretical lifespan of 100,000 plus hours as induction light, assuming that the integrated chip does not fail. Often LED manufacturers neglect to fit some heat dissipation device and their LEDs fail after only 10,000 hours.

Induction offers the same stability and lifespan as LEDs but is available in much higher wattage and brightness that it can truly replace Metal Halide (HID) lamps. Both are emerging technologies and are getting as much attention and improvements as the other so you can expect these problems to be corrected in the near future.

Induction lights produce a much more efficient solution to your lighting needs than Metal Halide. As you can see from the image above the 100 watt Induction wall packs are putting out a great deal more light than the 400 watt Metal Halide wall packs at 1/3 of the energy output. The reduced wattage will result in a significant energy savings.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, lighting represents 40% of the average commercial building’s electric bill, followed by motors/HVAC (40%) and other equipment (20%).

According to the Energy Cost Savings Council, energy-efficient lighting projects generate an average 45% return on investment, paying for themselves in just 2.2 years.

According to the Department of Energy only 20% of existing commercial buildings feature some degree of upgraded lighting technology, while 80% continue to operate lighting systems installed before 1986.