LIGHTING LUX

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jcg154 Active Contributor Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 24	LIGHTING LUX 03/19/2010 10:59 PM
	What are the minimum lighting levels at different locations? Which standard is mostly acceptable regarding lux level?
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wareagle Guru Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 1604 Good Answers: 63	#1 Re: LIGHTING LUX 03/20/2010 11:35 AM
	There as many lighting levels as there are locations. Google "lighting levels recommendations"
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msamad Guru Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, USA Posts: 946 Good Answers: 244	#2 In reply to #1 Re: LIGHTING LUX 03/20/2010 8:59 PM
	Here is some of lighting requirements (in foot-candle) in industrial area: General Office/Control room - 50 Switchgear room/Generator building - 30 Desk Office/Workshop/Ware House - 70 Walkway/Stairway/Open Deck Area – 5 For converting foot-candle to lux, the relation is: 1 Foot-candle = 10.76 Lux I don't have but I heard the 'IESNA Lighting Handbook' is good document for lighting. (IESNA for 'Illuminating Engineering Society of North America') These links may also help: http://www.benyalighting.com/Industrial%20Lighting%20Guidelines.pdf http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/10125246-RUHqvu/native/10125246.pdf (click on View Document) - MS __________________ "All my technical advices in this forum must be consulted with and approved by a local registered professional engineer before implementation" - Mohammed Samad (Linkedin Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/msamad)
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jcg154 Active Contributor Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 24	#4 In reply to #2 Re: LIGHTING LUX 03/21/2010 12:01 AM
	Tank you Mr. msamad with regards JCG
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Anonymous Poster	#5 Re: LIGHTING LUX 03/21/2010 12:45 AM
	Kindly refer National Building code Appendix D .this gives elaborately requirement of Lux levels for different industries.
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coconutpete Power-User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Suva Fiji Islands Posts: 229 Good Answers: 3	#6 Re: LIGHTING LUX 03/21/2010 5:32 PM
	Most of the Lighting Manufactureres give this information in their catalogues as well as the output from various light fittings at different heights. just google the manufactureres Philips Thorn etc join their sites (its free) get a password and you can access this information whenever you want __________________ "Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedente adimiunt". (The years as they come bring many agreeable things with them; As they go they take many away).
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raghunadh Active Contributor Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	#7 Re: LIGHTING LUX 03/22/2010 4:57 AM
	the minimum lighting lux levels are mentioned in IEC code books as well as in IS-3646 PART_1 of 1992. it will be a good book for u
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