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whec720

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Jun 15, 2007
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In a lighting control, what does the term "footcandle" mean? I have heard this term thrown around when encountering BAS lighting systems.
 
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A footcandle is a measure of light intensity. A footcandle is defined as the amount of light received by 1 square foot of a surface that is 1 foot from a point source of light equivalent to one candle of a certain type. From Google
 
1 ft-candle = 10.7639 lux or 1 lumen/sq.ft

 
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