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Indoor Luminaires

Standard Test Report Includes:

  • Intensity (candlepower) table for five planes
    Separate tabulations provided for beam side and opposite-to-beam side, if different.
  • Intensity (candlepower) polar graph for 0, 45 and 90 degree planes
    For axially symmetric luminaires, mean intensity (candlepower) tables and graphs are provided.
  • Output lumens
  • Zonal lumens and percentages
  • Efficiency
  • Paint reflectance (if applicable)
  • Spacing criteria, spacing to mounting height ratio
  • Luminance table and summary
    For axially symmetric luminaires, mean luminance tables and summaries are provided.
  • Coefficients of utilization
  • IES file
  • “LSI Tested” service mark
  • Luminaire description and diagram
  • Operating watts at nominal volts (fluorescent, incandescent and LEDs)
  • Lamp watts, nominal (HID)

Note: Test reports are available also in CIE format. Please request details.

Indoor Luminaire Testing Prices:

Incandescent

 $395.00
       Each additional lamp in luminaire
  $45.00
   
Straight fluorescent with downlight only or uplight only:
  Up to four straight lamps   $395.00
  More than four straight lamps $90.00
 
HID and Compact Fluorescent:
  One lamp in luminaire   $395.00
  Each additional lamp in luminaire $90.00
 
Luminaires with both downlight and uplight:
  Add to above prices   $90.00
 

 LED/SSL luminaires (Absolute Testing):
 $395.00
   
Additional Measurements/Reports:
  Visual Comfort Probability (VCP), with or without uplight, for any illuminance level   $55.00
  Cone of light tabulation   $50.00
  Wall and ceiling exitance coefficients   $50.00
  Lighting design tables– number of luminaires for various illuminance levels in room sizes 20 x 20 ft. to 100 x 100 ft.   $65.00
  Isolux diagram (zero room reflectances)   $100.00
  Wall wash vertical illumination table   $80.00
  Minimum bulb wall temperature   $60.00
  Ballast case temperature   $150.00
  Ballast installation charge   $75.00
  Ballast factor measurements   $100.00
  Additional test on same luminaire not requiring remounting or recalibration Less 10%
  Non-quadrilaterally symmetric $75.00

 

Outdoor Luminaires (excluding Floodlights)

Standard Test Report Includes:

  • Cutoff classification
  • IESNA Classification (Type I-IV, short, medium, long) and associated graph showing maximum and 50% maximum isocandela.
  • Intensity (candlepower) summary table, with vertical and horizontal angles of maximum intensity identified
  • Graph and table of intensity (candlepower) in the plane of maximum intensity (non-axially symmetric luminaires only)
  • Graph and table of mean intensity (candlepower) in the vertical plane (axially symmetric luminaires only)
  • Graph and table of intensity (candlepower) in the cone of the maximum intensity (non-axially symmetric luminaires only)
  • Percentage output: Front (street) side and rear (house) side, downlight and uplight
  • Efficiency: Downlight, uplight and total
  • Utilization Factor (Coefficient of Utilization) graph and table for front (street) and rear (house) sides
  • Iso-illuminance graph with mounting height conversion table (footcandles or lux)
  • Illuminance table for a single luminaire

Note: Test reports are available also in CIE format. Please request details.

Outdoor Luminaire (excluding Floodlights) Testing Prices:

Luminaires with downlight only or uplight only, single lamp:
  Axially symmetric distributions (Type V)   $505.00
  Other distributions (measurements in 58 lateral planes)   $590.00
 
Luminaires with both downlight and uplight:
  Add to above prices   $90.00
 
Additional measurements/Reports:
  Each additional lamp in luminaire   $90.00
  Isocandela diagram (rectilinear or “Onion” diagram)   $100.00
  Tilted luminaire report, available without re-photometering luminaire    
       Complete report including isolux   $200.00
       Isolux and utilization only   $140.00

 

Floodlights

Standard Test Report Includes:

  • IES/NEMA classification
  • Maximum intensity (candlepower), vertical and horizontal location of maximum
  • Field angle, field lumens and efficiency
  • Beam angle, beam lumens and efficiency
  • Total lumens and efficiency
  • Spill light lumens
  • Intensity table and graph through origin
  • Isocandela diagram
  • Table of zone center intensities and zonal lumens
  • IES file
  • “LSI Tested” service mark
  • Luminaire description and diagram
  • Operating watts at nominal volts (fluorescent, incandescent and LEDs)
  • Lamp watts, nominal (HID)

Floodlight Testing Prices:

  Axially symmetric distributions   $490.00
  Other distributions, including totally asymmetric   $670.00
 
Additional measurements/Reports:
  Iso-illuminance diagram   $100.00

 

Spotlights and Tracklights

Note: All testing is performed assuming axial symmetry; for non-symmetrical distributions, see Floodlights above

Standard Test Report Includes:

  • Maximum intensity (candlepower)
  • Beam center intensity (candlepower)
  • Field angle, field lumens and efficiency
  • Beam angle, beam lumens and efficiency
  • Total lumens and efficiency
  • Efficiency: Excepting for absolute tests
  • Efficacy: For absolute tests
  • Graph of intensity (candlepower) through origin
  • Tabulation of intensity (candlepower) through origin vs. angle and cosine
  • Cone of light tabulation – distance vs. beam center illuminance, beam diameter and beam edge illuminance
  • Tabulation of distance versus illuminance, beam diameter and field diameter
  • Lighting design tables – distance versus beam center illuminance, illuminated (beam) width, illuminated (beam) length, and spacing for aiming angles of 0, 30, 45 and 60 degrees
  • IES file
  • “LSI Tested” service mark
  • Luminaire description and diagram
  • Operating watts at nominal volts (fluorescent, incandescent and LEDs)
  • Lamp watts, nominal (HID)

Spotlight and Tracklight Testing Prices:

  Lamp types other than double-ended HID $395.00
  Double-ended HID Upon request

 

Flashlights and Portable Lighting

Testing is performed in accordance with ANSI/NEMA standard FL1-2009. More extensive photometric testing is also available for the full beam distribution.

ANSI/NEMA FL1 2009 Testing:

Three samples are required to be tested for compliance. The below pricing includes three samples:

Photometric testing and report of Maximum Beam Distance and Peak Beam Intensity                  $450

Run time on batteries                                                                                                           $510

Light output (total lumens)                                                                                                    $590

Impact resistance                                                                                                                 $150

Water penetration rating:

Water resistant                                                                                                              $450

Waterproof                                                                                                                    $420

Submersible                                                                                                      Upon request

Measurement of Entire Beam Report includes:

  • Maximum intensity (candlepower)
  • Beam center intensity (candlepower)
  • Field angle, field lumens and efficiency
  • Beam angle, beam lumens and efficiency
  • Graph of intensity (candlepower) through origin
  • Tabulation of intensity (candlepower) through origin vs. angle and cosine
  • Cone of light tabulation – distance vs. beam center illuminance, beam diameter and beam edge illuminance
  • Tabulation of distance versus field average illuminance, beam diameter and field diameter
  • Field average illuminance
  • Field uniformity (average/minimum illuminance)
  • Bare lamp lumens and efficacy (incandescent lamps only)

Per sample                                                                                                                          $395

 

Bare Lamps

Goniophotometer test and report includes:

  • Intensity (candlepower) distribution table and graphs
  • Zonal lumens
  • Electrical: Volts, Amps, Watts
  • Efficacy
  • IES file                                                                                                                          $325    

 

Note:  All bare lamp photometry is performed using a commercial ballast.  For reference ballast,

add $125 per lamp.

 

For spectral testing, see next section.

 

 

Sphere Testing – Lumen Output, Electrical and Spectral Data

Applicable to luminaires or bare lamps.  For Solid State Lighting (LEDs), see next section.

Option 1.  Lumen Output and Electrical Data:

Absolute lumen output

Electrical: Volts, Amps, Watts

Efficacy                                                                                                                               $195

Option 2.  Spectral Data:

Spectral Power Distribution table and graph

Correlated Color Temperature (CCT)

Color Rendering Index (CRI)

Chromaticity Coordinates (x, y, u’, v’)

CIE Chromaticity Diagram                                                                                                      $225

Option 3.  Combined Lumen Output, Electrical Data and Spectral Testing

Combination of Options 1 and 2 above, performed at same time                                               $315

 Note: Additional samples of the same product when tested at the same time may be offered at reduced cost; please request quotation.

 

Solid State Lighting Products

LED Lamps and Luminaires:

Testing services for Energy Star for SSL and the Quality Advocates Lighting Facts label include all required LM-79 (LM79) services.

 

Please call for pricing.

 

Ultra-Violet Testing

New facilities have been installed for UV testing of lamps and luminaires.

This includes total UV output, UV angular distribution and actinic spectrum computations.

 

More Testing Services

Automotive lighting devices (Headlamps, Taillamps, Retroreflection, Motorcycle, etc.) — Testing conducted to FMVSS-108, SAE, ECE, EEC and JIS (Japan)

Aviation lighting devices (flashing and non-flashing sources) — Testing conducted to FAA and ICAO standards

Traffic signals (LED & Incandescant) — Conducted to ITE specifications

Reflectance measurements (total, specular, diffuse)

Electrical testing — ballasts, load controllers — testing conducted to IEC, ANSI, NEMA, etc.

 

Premier Service

Standard testing turnaround time is 10 working days. If current bookings in the laboratory permit, for an additional 40% on each service LSI will deliver the results in no more than 48 hours.

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