Beam angle is the most quoted and least standardised number in outdoor lighting. Most suppliers state the full width at half maximum, meaning the angle at which intensity has fallen to 50 percent of its peak.
READ MORELens material is often decided late in a project and regretted early in the field. Four families dominate outdoor luminaires: acrylic, polycarbonate, optical silicone, and glass. Each of them solves a different problem, and none of them wins on every axis.
READ MOREMost conversations about outdoor lighting begin and end with the LED. The chip is described in lumens per watt, the driver in efficiency, and the housing in IP rating, while the lens is treated as a clear cover that keeps rain out.
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