Espen Technology has announced its first-to-market 8-foot TLED lamp solution that utilizes two 4-foot lamps. Part of its Uniflex family of Type A+B hybrid lamps, the 8-foot TLED eliminates all 8-foot TLED lamp breakage during shipping, by combining two 4-foot lamps.
This novel 8-foot TLED approach consolidates lamp stocking to reduce inventory costs for distributors and contractors, by eliminating 8-foot TLED inventories and using 4-foot TLED’s suitable for both 4- and 8-foot applications. In addition, the Uniflex 8-foot solution requires less storage space, using 4-foot long boxes, instead of 8’ long boxes.
The 8-foot TLED solution operates in Type A (electronic ballast compatible) mode, as well as Type B (line voltage, 120-277VAC) mode. These Uniflex hybrid Type A+B lamps further reduce stocking and inventory costs by working in Type A and Type B applications. Further, if an old fluorescent ballast dies while powering the Type A+B TLEDs, the bad ballast can be bypassed with line voltage run to the tombstones and the lamps can continue to operate, without replacing the fluorescent ballast.
The Type A+B, 8-foot lamp solution is offered in 3600 lumen and 5500 lumen packages, as well as CCTs of 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, and 5000K. They come with an ultra-wide beam angle of 325 degrees and a 50,000 rated life.