Is this the right lighting?

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Re: Is this the right lighting?

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koipondguy2 wrote:Apparantely, I can get Philips T5 bulbs in Gurgaon. This is their specification. The people at the shop also didn't know about how many Ks it was. What is your opinion? Thanks in advance.

Technical specifications
Color rendering index (CRI): 80
Dimmable: No
Fitting/Cap: G5
Lifetime: 15000 hour(s)
Light effect: Cool daylight
Light output: 2480 lumen
Shape: Linear fluorescent tube
Wattage: 28 W
cool day light: this suggests that that it should somewhere around 6500K
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The Kelvin will be sure over the tube. I suppose tubes will be 6200K.
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