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TM-30-15 vs. CRI
New Product Intro...Everline LED Sign Tubes
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March 2016
Premier Lighting Case Study: AAA Auto Parts Warehouse Retrofit

Goal:

Having high-level rack warehouses that store over 45,000 square feet of auto parts, AAA understands the value of having a warehouse that is well lit. They also pride themselves on being green. So while Triple A knew that going to LED could result in savings, they also intended to add some light to their warehouse. Premier was called in to analyze the viability of LED retrofit solutions with a focus on balancing energy and maintenance savings with added light levels.

Solution:

Light levels within the facility were less than ideal in various parts of the warehouse. The aisles were poorly lit, making it hard to distinguish items on the shelves. Naturally with the linear fluorescents AAA did have, their light levels had decreased over time and required ballast/re-lamping maintenance. Premier came in and suggested retrofitting the office and warehouse from 32W fluorescent T8 lamps to 18W LED T8 lamps that bypassed the ballast. They also took note of certain trouble areas that would need additional LED fixtures for some extra punch. 

TM-30-15 vs. CRI

Most in the lighting world are aware of CRI, also known as Color Rendering Index. It can best be described as the quantitative measure of the ability of a given light source to reveal the colors of various objects faithfully in comparison with an ideal or natural light source. The higher the CRI value of a light source, the more accurate the color appearance of a given object. 

Today, there is a new player in the game - TM30. TM30 is a new quality metric that was recently adopted by the IES to supplement and eventually replace the old CRI (CIE) Metric for measuring fidelity of a light source.

3 Main Components of TM30:
  • Rf which is a similar metric to the CRI (Ra) standard that measures color rendering based on comparison to a color palette of 99 colors (CRI only had 9)
  • Rg which measures the average gamut shift (hue/saturation of the source)
  • A graphical representation of Rg to visually represent which colors are washed out or more vivid due to the light source.
New Product Intro
Everline LED Sign Tubes Replace T8HO T12HO Fluroescent Lighting

If you have T8HO or T12HO fluorescent lighting, you now have an easy way to retrofit this to LED. Everline's LED Sign Tubes utilize 24V constant voltage which allows for simple class II wiring.

90° adjustable RDC style endcaps for correct lamp orientation. This ensures you don't have to change sockets to a normal LED T8 socket which can be very difficult to do with sign lighting. Ideal for vertical or horizontal installation. Lamps can come single-sided or double-sided depending on the needs of your application.

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Premier Lighting stocks a complete line of commercial-grade LED, fluorescent, halogen, HID, and incandescent lamps, ballasts, controls and sensors for all your daily supply needs, along with commercial-grade fixtures and replacement lenses for those special projects. Contact Premier Lighting and request your own personalized custom order form.

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