12 Item(s)

Show 10 20 50 100 All per page

Sort by Position Name Price

12 Item(s)

Show 10 20 50 100 All per page

Sort by Position Name Price

Light Meter & Lux Meter from ATP

We have a wide range of Light meter, Lux meter and Foot-candles meter available at ATP Instrumentation. As one of the UKs specialists in light meter we have quality lux meters and foot-candles meter and equipment to suit your needs.

Contact our technical team if you require advice on which equipment is best for you: 01530 566804 or you can contact them on email: technical@atp-instruments.co.uk. Call 01530 566800 or email sales@atp-instruments.co.uk to get in touch with our sales team.

 

Introduction to Light Meter

Light Measurements

Light can be measured in many ways. Lux and footcandles are the two most popular measurements. The ‘Lux’ range is a European standard, and Footcandles’ are a U.S. scale.

• Lux (Lux) is a unit of illumination of one square metre, which is one metre away from a uniform light source.
• Footcandle (FC) is a unit of illumination of one square foot, which is one foot away from a uniform light source.
• 1 Lux = 0.0929 FC 1 FC = 10.76 Lux

Legislative requirements

Under the Health & Safety at Work Act  of 1974 an employer has a duty to ensure the health & safety of employees. The Act includes a duty to provide lighting to ensure that work can be done safely and that employees health or eyesight are not jeopardised.

The provisions contained in the Management of Safety at Work regulations, especially regulation 3 “Risk Assessment”, are also relevant.

Regulation no.8 of the Workplace Regulations 1992 states that employers must ensure that:

• - Every workplace has suitable & sufficient lighting.
• - This should be natural light, so far as is reasonably practicable.
• - Suitable & sufficient emergency lighting shall be provided where needed.

Guide to required Light Levels

The amount of light required obviously depends on the type of work being done, but the list below gives an indication of the amount of light required for the different kinds of work:

• - movement of people (storage area and plant room)  150 -250 Lux
• - no perception of detail (construction, loading bays)  300 - 500 Lux
• - limited perception of detail (factories, kitchens)         500 - 750 Lux
• - demanding work (inspection, welding, machinery)    750 - 1000 Lux
• - repetitive work (electronics, textile production)        1000 - 1500 Lux
• - accurate detail (technical offices)                             1500 - 3000 Lux
• - precision detail (jewellers and goldsmiths)                3000 plus Lux

Guide to typical outdoor light levels

Interior levels are much lower than outdoor natural light. Some typical light levels are:

• - Very bright summer day up to 100,000 Lux
• - Overcast summer day 30,000 to 40,000 Lux
• - Evening televised football match 700 – 16000 Lux
• - Non-televised football match 200-500 Lux
• - Shady room in daylight 250 to 300 Lux
• - Floodlight on a building 60 Lux
• - Night-time in an urban street 10 Lux
• - Night-time in a car park <1 Lux

 

Light Meters available

 

Lux / Light Meter

This easy to use lux / light meter offers a compact design and robust construction with precision designed for environmental monitoring, health and safety checks, and industrial applications.

Light / Lux / Foot-candles Meter

This easy to use light / lux / foot-candles meter offers a compact design and robust construction with precision designed for environmental monitoring, health and safety checks, and industrial applications.

Lux / Light / Foot-candles Meter - 400,000

Easy-to-use lux / light / foot-candles meter - 400,000 with wide measuring range up to 400,000 Lux, large LCD display, 40-segment analogue bargraph, relative mode and user-selectable measuring units. Ideal for environmental monitoring, health and safety checks, and industrial applications.

Lux Light Meter - 200,000

This easy to use Lux meter offers a compact design and robust construction with precision designed for environmental monitoring, health and safety checks, and industrial applications.

Lux Light Meter - 20,000

This easy to use lux light meter - 20,000 offers a compact design and robust construction with precision designed for environmental monitoring, health and safety checks, and industrial applications.

USB logging Lux Light Meter - 400,000

Easy-to-use USB logging lux light meter - 400,000 wide measuring range up to 400,000 Lux, large LCD display, 40-segment analogue bargraph, relative mode and user-selectable measuring units. Ideal for environmental monitoring, health and safety checks, and industrial applications.

Lux / Foot-candles Light Meter - 20,000

This lux / foot-candles light meter - 20,000 offers a compact design and robust construction with precision designed for environmental monitoring, health and safety checks, and industrial applications.

USB data Logging Light Meter

This USB data logging light meter has a USB interface wit a wide measuring range up to 400,000 Lux. It has a logging capacity of 16,000 readings and is ideal for environmental monitoring, health and safety checks, and industrial applications.