Full Spectrum Bulb Comparison Guide

 

Full Spectrum Light Bulb
Comparisons and Specifications

 


Compare BlueMax™ products to Ott-Lite® and Verilux® and SAVE! 
BlueMax™ - Is the only TCLP compliant full spectrum light bulb on the market.

Not all lights are created equal!

Full spectrum T-12 light bulb comparison and specifications
Specification of F40 T12 MB Full Spectrum Light Bulb
BlueMax™
Spectra 5900
Vita-Lite®
Ott-Lite®
Verilux ® UVX
TRUE LITE

watts

40

 40 40 40 40
Kelvin temp. 5900K 5500K 5900K 5500K 5500K
C.R.i. 93 91 90 90 91
average hours 33 000 20 000 30 000 26 000 16 000
approx lumens 2500 2180 2200 1995 2200
features
Long life industrial lamps with a hr rating above 20,000 hrs YES N/A YES YES N/A
Low mercury content with ultrasonic capsule technology YES N/A N/A N/A N/A
Lifetime lumen output 80% YES N/A N/A N/A N/A
Solderless pin construction YES N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cathode Guard Protection YES N/A YES N/A N/A
Industrial grade stick cathode arcing system YES N/A N/A N/A N/A
Silicone coating for better performance in high humidity YES N/A N/A N/A N/A
2 year Warranty YES N/A N/A N/A N/A
PRICE EACH FOR
6 LAMPS		 $6.50 $14.95 $19.95 $19.95 $7.50

Full spectrum T-8 light bulb comparison and specifications

Specification of F32 T8 MB Full Spectrum Light Bulb
BlueMax™
Maxum 5000
Vita-Lite®
Ott-Lite®
Verilux ® UVX
TRUE LITE
watts

32

 32 32 32 32
Kelvin temp. 5000K 5000K 5000K 6000K 5000K
C.R.i. 91 85 86 85 86
average hours 34 000 20 000 30 000 20 000 20 000
approx lumens 3300 3000 2900 2755 1960
features

TLCP Compliant 

(Low Mercury)

YES

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Long life industrial lamps with a hr rating above 20,000 hrs

YES

N/A

YES

N/A

N/A

Lifetime lumen output 80%

YES

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Solderless pin construction

YES

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Cathode Guard Protection

YES

N/A

YES

N/A

N/A

Industrial grade stick cathode arcing system

YES

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Silicone coating for better performance in high humidity

YES

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2 year Warranty

YES

YES

YES

N/A

N/A

PRICE EACH FOR

6 LAMPS

$7.00

$12.98

$11.35

$17.50

$10.50


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Full Spectrum Light Bulb - manufacturing details cutout

BlueMax™ lamps offer
quality that is
unsurpassed!

 

  • SOLDERLESS PINS prolong lamp life by eliminating a common cause of failure.

  • ALIGNMENT NOTCH insures proper installation for best performance.

  • STICK CATHODE DESIGN almost doubles the life of the lamp.

  • CATHODE GUARD keeps lamps burning brighter, longer by reducing "End Blackening."

  • MERCURY CAPSULE has 43% less mercury than industry standard.

  • NEW SIX PHOSPHOR BLEND provides desirable clear white light creating a full spectrum light bulb with superior color rendering over 3 phosphor lamps.

 


Color Rendering and Color Temperature.

Color Rendering Index (CRI) refers to color rendition, specifically, how the color of an object appears under the artificial light source illuminating as compared to natural outdoor sunlight.

Color Temperature refers to the quality of light emanating from the artificial light source. (Represented by by the number of degrees Kelvin based on the Kelvin color temperature scale.) The color temperature of outside light varies from 5000K to 6000K depending on the time of day, weather, season and latitude. The higher the color of a fluorescent lamp, the bluer (cooler) the appearance. The lower the color temperature the redder (warmer) it's appearance.

Color rendering index and color temperature are independent of each other. It is also possible for two different lamps to have the same temperature and yet have a different color rendering index.

It is important to consider three factors when selecting a 
full spectrum light bulb for a specific task.

1. Color rendering index- Range from 88 to 96 
2. Color temperature 
3. Lumen control 

Full Spectrum Light Bulb - lumen maintenance curve.
Highest in the Industry

Full Spectrum Solutions BlueMax™
The Ultimate in High Color Rendering Light.

Many lamps claim to be similar to sunlight. These curves let you see that BlueMax™ closely duplicates the sun's energy profile.

In fact BlueMax™ has more relative energy in the critical violet and blue portions of the spectrum.

Full Spectrum Light Bulb - comparison of BlueMax to natural sunlight.

Full Spectrum Light Bulb - BlueMax spectral output graph.

TUBE ENDS AND SHAPES

Full Spectrum Light Bulb - pin configurations.