Lighting Fixtures


by Ken Marlborough - Date: 2007-01-11 - Word Count: 316 Share This!

Composite units that contain at least a light source and an outer shell that aids alignment with an electrical power socket are the basic prerequisites of lighting fixtures. From basic fixtures to sophisticated ones there are several varieties of lighting fixtures manufactured for a varied number of uses. The classification of lighting fixtures by type is done either on the basis of how it is installed or its function.

Lighting fixtures have a variety of applications. Besides being used in homes, lighting fixtures are used for outdoor applications like roadway lighting, parking lighting, area lighting, walkway lighting, and lighting of sports arenas among others. Specialized lighting fixtures that are suitable for each of these applications are manufactured. While some standard fittings are always available, bulk orders of specific designs are manufactured on request.

The run of the mill table lamps used in homes and offices are also light fixtures and are known as free standing light fixtures. Fixtures that are concealed behind a ceiling or wall are referred to as recessed lighting fixtures. If some part of the fixture is exposed then this kind of a lighting fixture is referred to as a surface mounted lighting fixture.

Pendant lights are lighting fixtures that are suspended from the ceiling and are a very popular form of contemporary lighting.

The earliest lamps used in lighting fixtures were fuel lamps like butter lamp, gas lighting, kerosene lamps and the like. Later Davy lamps, Gordie lamps and Xenon arc lamps were used. With the coming of the incandescent lamp A-lamp, parabolic reflector lamp and bulged reflector lamps came to be used. Halogen lamps, a special class of incandescent lamps are widely used. The other types of lamps used in lighting fixtures today are gas discharge lamps, metal halide lamps, mercury vapor lamps and fluorescent lamps.

Lighting fixtures for varied applications are available in several eye catching designs with lamps of required intensity fitted in them.


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