| Compared with Fluorescent |
| Comparison program |
LVD |
CFL |
LFL |
| Warranty |
5 years |
no |
no |
| Life |
Compact: 60,000 hrs |
8,000~10,000 hrs |
8,000~12,000 hrs |
| Separate: 100,000 hrs |
Electrode exerts electro and wears out
so as not adapt to circuit, life reduced. |
Electrode exerts electro and wears out so as not adapt to circuit, life reduced. |
| Energy saving |
Excellent |
Good, low power consumption |
Bad, high power consumption |
| Light efficiency |
150 Plm/W |
85 Plm/W |
69 Plm/W |
| Tube design |
Neat design, lumen output is shown on the working surface mostly. |
3U or spin structure is more complicated ,20-40% of lumen output is not shown on working surface. |
Neat design, lumen output is shown on the working surface mostly. |
| Depreciation(%) |
Very slow, 5%(2000hrs) |
Very fast, 30%(2000hrs) |
Very fast, 25%(2000hrs) |
| Flicker |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Glare |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Environmental freiendliness |
No wasted tube, no mercury pollution. |
With wasted tube and mercury pollution. |
With wasted tube and mercury pollution. |
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Induction lamp