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A-Shape CFL Bulb - 40W Equal - 8 Watt

2700K Warm White - 82 CRI - 38 Lumens per Watt - TCP 8A08F

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A-Shape CFL Bulb - 40W Equal - 8 Watt

2700K Warm White - 82 CRI - 38 Lumens per Watt - TCP 8A08F


This TCP 8A08F energy-saving a-shape cold cathode lamp is ideal for special applications, such as signage, where reduced maintenance and energy costs are desired. With a long-life of 25,000 hours, the 8-watt clear CCFL has specially designed cathodes allowing the lamp to cycle, flash, and dim with no impact on life. The TCP 8A08F is dimmable when used with analog dimmers only. For proper operation, the CCFL should be allowed to come to full brightness before dimming. No dimmable CCFL on the market today will dim lower than 10 percent of its full brightness.

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This TCP 8A08F energy-saving a-shape cold cathode lamp is ideal for special applications, such as signage, where reduced maintenance and energy costs are desired. With a long-life of 25,000 hours, the 8-watt clear CCFL has specially designed cathodes allowing the lamp to cycle, flash, and dim with no impact on life. The TCP 8A08F is dimmable when used with analog dimmers only. For proper operation, the CCFL should be allowed to come to full brightness before dimming. No dimmable CCFL on the market today will dim lower than 10 percent of its full brightness.

Mercury containing products sold into the state of WA include an environmental handling charge of .95/each

Product Attributes

Brand TCP
MPN (Part No.) 8A08F
Dimmable Yes
UL Listed Indoor/Outdoor
Bulb Shape A-Shape
CRI Standard CRI
Bulb Color Warm White
Color Temperature 2700 Kelvin
Life Hours 25,000
Wattage 8 Watt
Incandescent Equal 40 Watt
Lumens 300
Voltage 120
Base Type Medium (E26)
Start Temp. (Min) -20 Deg. F
Start Temp. (Max) 160 Deg. F
Length 4.5 in.
Diameter 2.3 in.
Warranty 2 Years
Case Quantity 12

Important Note

BEFORE you turn on a dimmable CCFL light bulb...

Please understand that dimmable cold cathode fluorescent (CCFL) light bulbs will not work properly at the same voltage settings used for incandescent light bulbs. If you simply replace your incandescent light bulbs without adjusting your dimmer, your new dimmable CCFL light bulbs will flicker and extinguish at the low voltage setting. Therefore, we recommend the following procedure when installing dimmable CCFL light bulbs:

  1. Turn off the power to your current incandescent light bulbs.
  2. Replace the incandescents with your new dimmable CCFL light bulbs.
  3. Re-energize the lighting circuit with your dimmer in the "full light" setting.
  4. Slowly dim your new CCFL light bulbs until they just begin to flicker.
  5. From that point, raise the light level slightly until all CCFL light bulbs are operating without flicker at a dimmed level. Set this level as your new "low setting."

This procedure should prevent flickering, extinguishing at low levels, and early failure of CCFL light bulbs. If, however, these difficulties occur, replace any CCFL light bulb with an incandescent light bulb. The addition of an incandescent or inductive load will stop the flicker, allow a lower light level setting, and should prolong the life of your CCFL light bulbs. Please let us know if we can help in any other way. (3/7/10)

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