What colour band do you need?
People within the Shatterproof Lamps industry may understand what the colour and number of bands represents on a fluorescent tube, but for those of you that don't The Greenstock Lamp Company are here to help… and quite simply it is not all about colour.
The truth is, the colour of the band is generally only a representation of the company that supplied the product (the band colour is branding), and needless to say a Green Band represents The Greenstock Lamp Company. It has been perceived within the shatterproof industry that band colour represents conformity to certain regulations however colour only represents the lamp branding and not necessarily quality or conformity. There are a variety of coloured bands available e.g. blue, pink, green, silver etc, but please be aware the colour does not necessarily represent conformity.
Within the Shatterproof Lamp industry the specification of the lamp coating is illustrated by the number of bands that are located at one end of the fluorescent tube. You will see either 1 band, meaning the lamp is coated with a material that conforms to the IEC 61549 regulation, The Greenstock Lamp Company use the FEP material (as shown below), also known as the single banded tube.
Or you may find the fluorescent tube has 2 bands meaning it is coated with a PET or alternative material. The PET material is the more inferior of the two coatings, for use only in open fittings, this material does not conform to the IEC regulation. However the PET material does provide a cheaper alternative to the FEP material with glass retention qualities.
The Greenstock Lamp Company pride themselves on manufacturing and stocking high quality Shatterproof Lamps that conform to a number of regulations such as the IEC 61549. Allowing customers of The Greenstock Lamp Company to boast this compliance to their customers and have true peace of mind in the lamps they are supplying. Greenstock also supply PET tubes if a low cost alternative is required, to be used only in none food applications and open fitting.
It is believed that the IEC 61549 regulation is to become a legal requirement within the food industry and therefore in order to avoid any additional cost at a later date we want to make our customers aware of this. Start installing FEP now and avoid the potential need for replacements at a later date, for true piece of mind go for the single green banded lamp.
