Infographic to explain lighting technologies

Lighting fixture manufacturer Precision-Paragon (P2), Yorba Linda, Calif., just sent us a link to a pretty nifty infographic they created to explain how various lighting technologies compare with one another. The graphic just covers HID, fluorescent, ...
July 17, 2012

Lighting fixture manufacturer Precision-Paragon (P2), Yorba Linda, Calif., just sent us a link to a pretty nifty infographic they created to explain how various lighting technologies compare with one another. The graphic just covers HID, fluorescent, induction and LED technologies, but the way it does so is worth checking out.

Clicking the link on their website opens a separate window the scrolls down through capsule histories of how the various technologies were developed, layman's descriptions of how the technologies work, along with some performance parameters and application tips.

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Doug Chandler began writing about the electrical industry in 1992, and still finds there's never a shortage of stories to be told. So he spends his days finding them and telling them. Educationally, he's a Jayhawk with an English degree. Outside of work, he can often be found banging drums or harvesting tomatoes.