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RE: [TR] Bulb Equivalents

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Subject: RE: [TR] Bulb Equivalents
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:10:56 -0700
> Randall wrote:
> > Also important is the candlepower (brightness)

Glenn replied :

> Isn't the measure of brightness from an incandescent source called 
> lumens these days?  

As I understand it, they are different measurements, kind of like horsepower
and torque.  Candlepower is a measure of the total light output of the bulb;
while lumens is the brightness in a particular direction.

One candela (the modern, color-corrected version of a candlepower) is one
lumen per steradian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candela
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steradian

Randall


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