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Bi-Pin Base Tubular Light Bulbs
Brightness is measured in lumens; the higher the lumens, the brighter the bulb. Color rendering index (CRI) is a measurement on a scale of 0-100 of how accurately the light from a bulb represents an object's true colors; the higher the number, the more natural the colors appear. Any CRI value over 80 will show colors true to life. Bulbs with a warm light appearance have yellow tones. Bulbs with a neutral light appearance are often used in workspaces. Bulbs with a cool or daylight appearance have white/blue tones and are good for inspecting. A bulb’s estimated yearly cost is based on 3 hours of usage per day at $0.11 per kWh.
LED bulbs last longer and are more efficient than fluorescent bulbs. They generate little heat and withstand vibration. Plastic bulbs are shatterproof. Socket-ready bulbs work with most instant-start electronic ballasts, but not all. For a full list of compatible ballasts select a part number and view product detail. Ballast bypass bulbs eliminate the need for a ballast so the socket must be wired directly to the power source.
Fluorescent bulbs are energy efficient, but they contain small amounts of mercury (for disposal information, visit www.epa.gov/cfl). Plastic-coated glass bulbs are shatter resistant; the coating retains glass shards if they break.
Bulbs that cannot be sold to the regions listed exceed local regulatory limits on mercury and/or do not meet local efficiency standards.
| O'all Lg. | Equiv. Fluorescent Bulb Wattage | Light Appearance | Brightness, lumens | CRI | Light Setting | Bulb Material | Light Technology | LED Installation Type | Wattage | Rated Life, hrs. | Est. Yearly Energy Cost, $ | Bulb Trade Number | Cannot Be Sold To | Pkg. Qty. | Pkg. | |
T8 Bulb (1" Dia.) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48" | 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 1,700 | 82 | Not Dimmable | Glass | LED | Ballast Bypass | 14W | 50,000 | 1.69 | __ | __ | 6 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 1,800 | 80 | Not Dimmable | Plastic-Coated Glass | LED | Ballast Bypass | 13.5W | 50,000 | 1.63 | __ | __ | 25 | 000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 2,000 | 82 | Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 13W | 70,000 | 1.69 | __ | __ | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 2,000 | 82 | Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 13W | 70,000 | 1.69 | __ | __ | 10 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 2,635 | 90 | Dimmable | Glass | Fluorescent | __ | 32W | 30,000 | 3.85 | F32T8, FO32 | Canada, CO, DC, HI, MA, NJ, NV, VT, NY, OR, WA | 6 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 2,635 | 90 | Dimmable | Glass | Fluorescent | __ | 32W | 30,000 | 3.85 | F32T8, FO32 | Canada, CO, DC, HI, MA, NJ, NV, VT, NY, OR, WA | 30 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Neutral (3,500K) | 1,800 | 80 | Not Dimmable | Plastic-Coated Glass | LED | Ballast Bypass | 13.5W | 50,000 | 1.63 | __ | __ | 25 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Neutral (3,500K) | 2,000 | 82 | Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 13W | 70,000 | 1.69 | __ | __ | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Neutral (3,500K) | 2,000 | 82 | Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 13W | 70,000 | 1.69 | __ | __ | 10 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Neutral (3,500K) | 2,100 | 82 | Not Dimmable | Glass | LED | Ballast Bypass | 17W | 50,000 | 2.05 | __ | __ | 6 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Neutral (3,500K) | 2,500 | 90 | Dimmable | Glass | Fluorescent | __ | 32W | 30,000 | 3.85 | F32T8, FO32 | Canada, CO, DC, HI, MA, NJ, NV, VT, NY, OR, WA | 6 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Neutral (3,500K) | 2,500 | 90 | Dimmable | Glass | Fluorescent | __ | 32W | 30,000 | 3.85 | F32T8, FO32 | Canada, CO, DC, HI, MA, NJ, NV, VT, NY, OR, WA | 30 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Neutral (4,000K) | 1,800 | 82 | Not Dimmable | Glass | LED | Ballast Bypass | 14W | 50,000 | 1.69 | __ | __ | 6 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Neutral (4,000K) | 2,100 | 82 | Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 13W | 70,000 | 1.56 | __ | __ | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Neutral (4,000K) | 2,100 | 82 | Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 13W | 70,000 | 1.56 | __ | __ | 10 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (4,100K) | 1,900 | 80 | Not Dimmable | Plastic-Coated Glass | LED | Ballast Bypass | 13.5W | 50,000 | 1.63 | __ | __ | 25 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (4,100K) | 2,470 | 90 | Dimmable | Glass | Fluorescent | __ | 32W | 30,000 | 3.85 | F32T8, FO32 | Canada, CO, DC, HI, MA, NJ, NV, VT, NY, OR, WA | 6 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (4,100K) | 2,600 | 90 | Dimmable | Plastic-Coated Glass | Fluorescent | __ | 32W | 36,000 | 3.85 | F32T8, FO32 | Canada, DC, NJ, NV, VT, NY | 6 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (4,100K) | 2,600 | 90 | Dimmable | Plastic-Coated Glass | Fluorescent | __ | 32W | 36,000 | 3.85 | F32T8, FO32 | Canada, DC, NJ, NV, VT, NY | 30 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (5,000K) | 1,600 | 80 | Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 8.9W | 70,000 | 1.14 | __ | __ | 1 | 00000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (5,000K) | 1,600 | 80 | Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 8.9W | 70,000 | 1.14 | __ | __ | 10 | 00000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (5,000K) | 1,800 | 82 | Not Dimmable | Glass | LED | Ballast Bypass | 14W | 50,000 | 1.69 | __ | __ | 6 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (5,000K) | 2,000 | 80 | Not Dimmable | Plastic-Coated Glass | LED | Ballast Bypass | 13.5W | 50,000 | 1.63 | __ | __ | 25 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (5,000K) | 2,100 | 82 | Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 13W | 70,000 | 1.57 | __ | __ | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (5,000K) | 2,100 | 82 | Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 13W | 70,000 | 1.57 | __ | __ | 10 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (5,000K) | 2,500 | 80 | Not Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 15.5W | 70,000 | 1.87 | __ | __ | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 48" | 32W | Cool (5,000K) | 2,500 | 80 | Not Dimmable | Plastic | LED | Socket Ready | 15.5W | 70,000 | 1.87 | __ | __ | 25 | 00000000 | 000000 |
Circline Tubular Light Bulbs
Brightness is measured in lumens; the higher the lumens, the brighter the bulb. Color rendering index (CRI) is a measurement on a scale of 0-100 of how accurately the light from a bulb represents an object's true colors; the higher the number, the more natural the colors appear. Any CRI value over 80 will show colors true to life. Bulbs with a warm light appearance have yellow tones. Bulbs with a neutral light appearance are often used in workspaces. Bulbs with a cool or daylight appearance have white/blue tones and are good for inspecting. A bulb’s estimated yearly cost is based on 3 hours of usage per day at $0.11 per kWh. They cannot be sold to Canada because they do not meet local efficiency standards and exceed local regulatory limits on mercury (for disposal information, visit www.epa.gov/cfl).
| O'all Dia. | Equiv. Fluorescent Bulb Wattage | Light Appearance | Brightness, lumens | CRI | Light Setting | Bulb Material | Light Technology | Wattage | Rated Life, hrs. | Est. Yearly Energy Cost, $ | Bulb Trade Number | Pkg. Qty. | Cannot Be Sold To | Pkg. | |
T9 Bulb (1 1/8" Dia.) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12" | 32W | Daylight (6,200K) | 1,570 | 73 | Dimmable | Glass | Fluorescent | 32W | 12,000 | 3.85 | FC12T9/D | 1 | Canada | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 12" | 32W | Cool (4,100K) | 1,800 | 59 | Dimmable | Glass | Fluorescent | 32W | 12,000 | 3.85 | FC12T9 | 1 | Canada | 0000000 | 00000 |
U-Shaped Tubular Light Bulbs
Brightness is measured in lumens; the higher the lumens, the brighter the bulb. Color rendering index (CRI) is a measurement on a scale of 0-100 of how accurately the light from a bulb represents an object's true colors; the higher the number, the more natural the colors appear. Any CRI value over 80 will show colors true to life. Bulbs with a warm light appearance have yellow tones. Bulbs with a neutral light appearance are often used in workspaces. Bulbs with a cool or daylight appearance have white/blue tones and are good for inspecting. A bulb’s estimated yearly cost is based on 3 hours of usage per day at $0.11 per kWh.
LED bulbs last longer and are more efficient than fluorescent bulbs. They generate little heat, withstand vibration, and are shatterproof. LED bulbs are socket ready. They plug directly into a fixture and work with most instant-start electronic ballasts, but not all. For a full list of compatible ballasts select a part number and view product detail.
Fluorescent bulbs are energy efficient, but they contain small amounts of mercury (for disposal information, visit www.epa.gov/cfl).
Bulbs that cannot be sold to the regions listed do not meet local regulatory limits on mercury content and/or local energy efficiency requirements.
| O'all Lg. | Base Ctr.-to-Ctr. | Equiv. Fluorescent Bulb Wattage | Light Appearance | Wattage | Rated Life, hrs. | Est. Yearly Energy Cost, $ | Bulb Trade Number | Brightness, lumens | CRI | Bulb Material | Light Technology | Cannot Be Sold To | Pkg. Qty. | Pkg. | |
T8 Bulb (1" Dia.) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 1/2" | 6" | 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 13W | 70,000 | 1.57 | __ | 2,000 | 80 | Plastic | LED | __ | 1 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 22 1/2" | 6" | 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 13W | 70,000 | 1.57 | __ | 2,000 | 80 | Plastic | LED | __ | 10 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 22 1/2" | 6" | 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 32W | 20,000 | 3.85 | FB32T8, FBO32 | 2,750 | 75 | Glass | Fluorescent | Canada | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 22 1/2" | 6" | 32W | Neutral (3,500K) | 13W | 70,000 | 1.57 | __ | 2,000 | 80 | Plastic | LED | __ | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 22 1/2" | 6" | 32W | Neutral (3,500K) | 13W | 70,000 | 1.57 | __ | 2,000 | 80 | Plastic | LED | __ | 10 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 22 1/2" | 6" | 32W | Neutral (3,500K) | 32W | 24,000 | 3.85 | FBO32 | 2,900 | 85 | Glass | Fluorescent | Canada | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 22 1/2" | 6" | 32W | Neutral (4,000K) | 13W | 70,000 | 1.57 | __ | 2,100 | 80 | Plastic | LED | __ | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 22 1/2" | 6" | 32W | Neutral (4,000K) | 13W | 70,000 | 1.57 | __ | 2,100 | 80 | Plastic | LED | __ | 10 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 22 1/2" | 6" | 32W | Cool (4,100K) | 32W | 20,000 | 3.85 | FB32T8, FBO32 | 2,750 | 75 | Glass | Fluorescent | Canada | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 22 1/2" | 6" | 32W | Cool (5,000K) | 13W | 70,000 | 1.57 | __ | 2,100 | 80 | Plastic | LED | __ | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
Four-Pin Wedge Base Plug-In Compact Light Bulbs
Often used in task lights, these bulbs are comparable to PL, Dulux, and Biax bulbs. Brightness is measured in lumens; the higher the lumens, the brighter the bulb. Bulbs with a warm light appearance have yellow tones. Bulbs with a neutral light appearance are often used in workspaces. Bulbs with a cool light appearance have white/blue tones and are good for inspecting. A bulb’s estimated yearly cost is based on 3 hours of usage per day at $0.11 per kWh.
LED bulbs last longer and are more efficient than CFL bulbs. They generate little heat, withstand vibration, and are shatterproof. LED bulbs are socket ready. They plug directly into a fixture and work with most electronic ballasts, but not all. Their bases are designed to fit multiple sockets.
CFL (compact fluorescent) bulbs are energy efficient, but take several seconds to reach full brightness. They cannot be sold to Canada because they do not meet local efficiency standards and exceed local regulatory limits on mercury (for disposal information, visit www.epa.gov/cfl).
| Equiv. Fluorescent Bulb Wattage | Light Appearance | Brightness, lumens | Light Setting | Light Technology | Bulb Material | O'all Lg. | Wattage | Rated Life, hrs. | Est. Yearly Energy Cost, $ | Pkg. Qty. | Pkg. | |
Horizontal Operating Position | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 1,350 | Dimmable | LED | Plastic | 6 7/16" | 12W | 50,000 | 1.45 | 1 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 32W | Neutral (3,500K) | 1,400 | Dimmable | LED | Plastic | 6 7/16" | 12W | 50,000 | 1.45 | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 32W | Neutral (4,000K) | 1,450 | Dimmable | LED | Plastic | 6 7/16" | 12W | 50,000 | 1.45 | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
Base Up Operating Position | ||||||||||||
| 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 1,400 | Dimmable | LED | Plastic | 4 15/16" | 12W | 50,000 | 1.45 | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 32W | Neutral (3,500K) | 1,450 | Dimmable | LED | Plastic | 4 15/16" | 12W | 50,000 | 1.45 | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 32W | Neutral (4,000K) | 1,500 | Dimmable | LED | Plastic | 4 15/16" | 12W | 50,000 | 1.45 | 1 | 0000000 | 00000 |
| Equiv. Fluorescent Bulb Wattage | Light Appearance | Brightness, lumens | Light Setting | Light Technology | Bulb Material | O'all Lg. | Wattage | Rated Life, hrs. | Est. Yearly Energy Cost, $ | Pkg. Qty. | Cannot Be Sold To | Pkg. | |
Horizontal, Base Up, Base Down Operating Position | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32W | Warm (3,000K) | 2,400 | Dimmable | CFL | Glass | 5 5/8" | 32W | 16,000 | 3.85 | 1 | Canada | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 32W | Cool (4,100K) | 2,400 | Dimmable | CFL | Glass | 5 5/8" | 32W | 16,000 | 3.85 | 1 | Canada | 0000000 | 00000 |