W wwhitney Senior Member Location Berkeley, CA Occupation Retired Jul 28, 2015 #21 Electric-Light said: T8s and T5s co-exist for different applications Click to expand... Could you expand on that? Thanks, Wayne
Electric-Light said: T8s and T5s co-exist for different applications Click to expand... Could you expand on that? Thanks, Wayne
Electric-Light Senior Member Jul 28, 2015 #22 wwhitney said: Could you expand on that? Thanks, Wayne Click to expand... There are T5 and T5HO, but the 54W HO is the most common. T5HOs are mostly used in high bays or indirect fixtures. T8s come in two flavors too but 28 and 32W 48" standard output are the most common. T8s are mostly used for indoor low ceiling. T8 HOs are rare. Standard output T5s are used when you need something slimmer than T8.
wwhitney said: Could you expand on that? Thanks, Wayne Click to expand... There are T5 and T5HO, but the 54W HO is the most common. T5HOs are mostly used in high bays or indirect fixtures. T8s come in two flavors too but 28 and 32W 48" standard output are the most common. T8s are mostly used for indoor low ceiling. T8 HOs are rare. Standard output T5s are used when you need something slimmer than T8.