The light output covers the vis-
ible spectrum, giving warm white yellow light with colour rendering
quality classified fairly good. Thus, households will have use more energy-efficient lamps in
the future. The efficacy the GLS lamp lumens
per watt over its intended lifespan 1000h. fine tungsten wire first coiled and coiled again form
the incandescent filament the GLS lamp.9. The coiled coil arrangement
reduces filament cooling and increases the light output allowing the fil-
ament operate higher temperature. Most the electricity goes producing heat and little pro-
ducing light.
FIGURE 14.9
Some decorative GLS lamp shapes.
.
GLS lamps
GLS lamps produce light result the heating effect electrical
current.
Mr. Hilary Benn, the Environment Secretary, has announced that the tradi-
tional GLS light bulbs 150, 100, and 40W will begin phased out
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produce more than lumens light output for every watt input.
The filament lamp its simplest form purely functional light source
which unchallenged the domestic market despite the manufacture of
more efficient lamps. One factor which may have contributed its popular-
ity that lamp designers have been able modify the glass envelope the
lamp give very pleasing decorative appearance, shown Fig.
Let now look four different types lamp. The
Government calculates that every British household was replace three
60 100W light bulbs with CFLs, the energy saving would greater than
the power used the entire street lighting network. 14
