Fluorescent High Bay Lighting : Buying & Installing
The fixtures used to contain fluorescent high bay lights, for industrial lighting vary, but generally fall under the term of fluorescent lamp, with more specific technical definitions of what kinds of fluorescent lamp beyond that. Compact and regular tubes are some of the more common types of fluorescent lamps.
Fluorescent lighting was first used for advertising signs. Fluorescent high bay lighting is common in school auditoriums, gymnasiums, and office buildings today, among many other places.
Fluorescent lamp types today include: linear fluorescent, compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), cold cathode, fiber optics, induction lamp, light emitting diode (LED), and nuclear (self-powering light).
Some of the best fluorescent high bay lighting fixtures are described as cans. This term refers to the shape of the lighting fixture, which is mounted and generally recessed into the ceiling.
Cove lights which are recessed into the ceiling in a long box, or against the wall, are another good fluorescent high bay lighting fixture.
Surface mounted lights, where the light fixture itself is exposed and visible, not mounted flush or inset with the ceiling or wall.
Troffer lights, under the cabinet light fixtures, exit lights, and pathway lights are also common high bay fluorescent lighting fixtures.
Stop lights and industrial lights are often formed of long lines of fluorescent lamp fixtures, used outdoors as well as in large warehouses and buildings.
Fluorescent high bay lighting is economical and efficient, offering a wide variety of uses and fixtures. Consult a lighting and design professional for information about pricing, styles, and designs for the space you intend to use high bay fluorescent lighting in.
