Technical Archives - Atom Lighting

10 Dec

The difference between lumens and lux

January 10, 2022
By MasterControl

If you're looking to understand and measure a luminaire's brightness, it's easy to get tripped up between two commonly used yardsticks - lux and lum...

01 Nov

Technical

Ambient, accent and task lighting explained

November 11, 2021
Featured
By MasterControl

It's generally recognised that Australians spend 90% or more of their time indoors. A staggering number by any standards, and not surprisingly, a re...

12 Oct

Technical

Choosing the right globe

October 12, 2021
By MasterControl

You're confronted with a sea of boxes touting a variant of bases, lumens and wattage. Where do you start? Here's our quick, easy to follow guide to ...

06 Sep

Technical

What is LED Lighting

October 12, 2021
By MasterControl

Electric light first ‘lit up’ our world in 1802 when English chemist Humphry Davy connected his battery to a piece of carbon, causing it to illumina...

02 Jul

Technical

Lighting Options for Glare Reduction

September 3, 2021
By MasterControl

Derived from either a direct light source or a reflection, glare is the ‘loss of visual performance or discomfort produced by an intensity of light ...

30 Apr

Technical

Who is Kelvin – K ratings explained

November 10, 2021
By MasterControl

Not met Kelvin yet? Scientifically speaking, he’s the ‘SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree Celsius’ *, or fo...

19 Apr

Technical

What IP Rating is best for outdoor lighting?

September 3, 2021
By Editor

Like most life pondering questions, this one comes with the obligatory ‘it depends’ clause. What your lights will be used for and where they are loc...