what light temp is this

ISO2BWELL

Leap,

It is a 2700k lamp. Again, the "SW" at the end of the part# stamped on the lamp mean "Soft White", which in any event is in the 2500-2800k range.

Check this LINK.

You can see it is a 6400k lamp, perfect for vegging. Note also the part number:

26 Watt CFL - Spring Lamp - Full Spectrum 6400k - Energy Miser #FE-IIS-26W-64

The "64" stands for the kelvin temp, being 6400k, and it is a 26W lamp. The "FE-IIS" is GE's part designation, then the wattage and finally the operating temp, often shown as 2 letters (standing for Cool White, Soft White, Day Light) instead of the actual kelvin temp.

Make more sense now?

Some real amazing shit you get to learn just so you know how to grow good pot indoors!

ISO

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jangel

Hey ISO, we should make a sticky out of this info so we don't have to keep saying it. Not anyones fault, would just be useful.

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ISO2BWELL

Actually, we can add it on to the Tutorial we have in the CFL Forum.

http://www.greenpassion.org/f22/cfl-tutorial-2592/

I knew we had one of those around here somewhere! It would be great info to add, and "somewhere" I saw a much better explaination than mine..I'll see if I can dig it out of the web again.



ISO

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Go for it babes. I am pooped. Been mixing soil for 20 clones I want out by the end of this weekend. Trying to do it in between "straight"visitors and kids....jeez it is tiring....especailly when they stay and stay and stay....I want to just tell them "Get out!"

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leap270

thanks guys for your help. I much appreciate it.

wb456

General Electric FLE26HT3/2/SW 26 watt Spiral CFL Bulb - One Billion Bulbs

1700 lumens

Dr.Chrondo

That bulb is soft white 3000K Guaranteed. A few people said 2700K but its not. 2700K is Warm White, 3000K is Soft White, 3500K is Bright White, 4000K is Cool White, 5000K is Full Spectrum and 6500K is Daylight. Please don't misinform if you don't know.

scott06

Dr. Chrondo may be correct but perhaps not entirely..the terms such as soft white and such have not been standardized entirely by the industry in the recent past....has that changed recently?....Dr Chondro can you let us know if the plans to standardize those terms across the inducstry and internationally has been completed? I would be very helpful to know if that awaited change has occured and thanks for trying to add to the accuracy of the responces.

I need to know when I don't know...cause everyone thinks they know until they findout otherwise...members don't be afraid to post...if it is incorrect you and others get the chance to learn more....I have to respectfully disagree with comments about missinforming people...because how can you know you are wrong until you say it and someone points it out...no one has all the answers and of course answers change as we learn more and technical advances are made

and Dr Chrondro I would appreciate if you did your corrections (which I encourage you to do) more kindly and I am sure you find that kindness recipicated

leap270

this is good info. thank again guys. damn light definitions are so annoying. the companies need to write the actual color temp on all products!

Dr.Chrondo

Sorry my man i didn't mean to sound brunt. The reason i don't like misinformation is because if someone posts a reply and it is wrong and then no one ever posts the right information, then someone is going to carry on with the wrong information until either they find out for themselves or someone else sets them straight. It is better to not know at all then to think your right and your really not.


Manufacturer's like Phillips and Osram will usually put either a 3-digit abbreviation. The first digit being the color rendering index (CRI) and the latter two digits being the Color Temperature. Ex. 827 = 85% CRI (approx) and 2700K Warm White. Other manufacturers will have the color usually indicated by WW for warm white, SW for Soft White, BW for Bright or Enhanced white, CW for cool white (the most common), and DW for the bluish daylight white. The label's for each color temperature that i have already stated are correct and have been standardized for a while now, since they started making incandescent bulbs, the only thing that will change with the energy star 4.0 revision is that it will require manufacturers to now label the bulb with the color temperature on the packaging.

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