endlssorrow 1 Report post Posted August 14, 2011 what is this T5 lighting ah? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terrygerrard 1 Report post Posted August 22, 2011 You can try google/yahoo to search for T5 lighting.Refer to below link for referencehttp://www.homesandgardenjournal.com/home-appliances/t5-lighting-made-easy-to-understand/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
siongboon 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2011 what is this T5 lighting ah?T5 lighting is a newer fluorescent tube technology.T8 is a older long fluorescent tube technology that is still very common in Singapore.T8 tube commonly comes in 2ft, 3ft, 4ft. Tube diameter is 1" or 25.4mmT5 is a newer kind of tube with tube diameter 0.625" or 15.9mm. The length is similar at 2ft, 3ft, 4ft.Nowsaday, a lot of new homes uses T5 because- It is more energy efficient comparing to a T8 tube- It is smaller in size- It consume less energy than a T8 tube- It uses triphosphor tubes which gives off brighter luminance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
endlssorrow 1 Report post Posted August 24, 2011 T5 lighting is a newer fluorescent tube technology.T8 is a older long fluorescent tube technology that is still very common in Singapore.T8 tube commonly comes in 2ft, 3ft, 4ft. Tube diameter is 1" or 25.4mmT5 is a newer kind of tube with tube diameter 0.625" or 15.9mm. The length is similar at 2ft, 3ft, 4ft.Nowsaday, a lot of new homes uses T5 because- It is more energy efficient comparing to a T8 tube- It is smaller in size- It consume less energy than a T8 tube- It uses triphosphor tubes which gives off brighter luminancethank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whisper 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2011 Thanks siongboon for the good answer. We want to have cove lights in our new living room and was puzzle with this T5 term but haven't had time to search on it. Thanks thanks. T5 lighting is a newer fluorescent tube technology.T8 is a older long fluorescent tube technology that is still very common in Singapore.T8 tube commonly comes in 2ft, 3ft, 4ft. Tube diameter is 1" or 25.4mmT5 is a newer kind of tube with tube diameter 0.625" or 15.9mm. The length is similar at 2ft, 3ft, 4ft.Nowsaday, a lot of new homes uses T5 because- It is more energy efficient comparing to a T8 tube- It is smaller in size- It consume less energy than a T8 tube- It uses triphosphor tubes which gives off brighter luminance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
endlssorrow 1 Report post Posted August 25, 2011 Thanks siongboon for the good answer. We want to have cove lights in our new living room and was puzzle with this T5 term but haven't had time to search on it. Thanks thanks. Ya lor.. have to search here & there.. something post le also gotta wait for days for kind soul to feedback.. hahaha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
