F14T12 fluorescent light bulbs for specialized lighting applications. 

This lamp continues to be an unusual bulb but many specialty lights still use this wattage and configuration. There are so many applications where the F14T12 fluorescent light bulbs have been used, and some of those have been in service a long time. If you have this bulb, it should be labeled like all fluorescents. stamped on the bulb with other pertinent information like color.  The F14T12 comes in one length which is 15 inches.  F14T12 light bulbs come in a cool white and daylight color so the bright white stand out in displays, there is also a warm white version as well. The T12 lamp is a 1.5 inch diameter bulb which has been a standard for many kinds of light fixtures for several decades.

 

The F14T12 fluorescent is not an exclusive to any manufacturer, all the major lighting entities have made them including GE, Sylvania and Philips. Whatever the lighting application, please note that the ballast is a magnetic one which is specially designed to operate this lamp. If you have a fixture that doesn't have the lamp in it and you're unsure about the lamp itself, then open the ballast cover and check the label.  All ballasts have a label that identifies what fluorescent lamp is the one for the ballast.  The ballast is an electrical device that starts the fluorescent bulb with a higher voltage then goes to a lower operating voltage after the initial start.  That's why they're called ballasts and not transformers which simply change a voltage from one to another.

 

With a medium bipin base, F14T12 fluorescent light bulbs are a perfect solution to get right light into your task lighting and other kinds of  lighting for offices or homes. Call us if you have any questions about these lamps.  We stock them in sufficient quantities to meet almost any need that you may have.

 

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