This report focused on the bare-lam

This report focused on the bare-lamp performance of 31 linear LED lamps intended as alternatives to T8 fluorescent lamps. Data obtained in accordance with IES LM-79-08 indicated that the mean efficacy of the group was slightly higher than that of fluorescent lamps (with ballast), but that lumen output was often lower. The color quality of the linear LED lamps varied substantially, with many of the products having worse color quality than a typical fluorescent T8 lamp (e.g., CRI less than 80). One important finding was the range in luminous intensity distribution, with clear-optic lamps all having a beam angle less than 120°, and diffuse-optic lamps all having a beam angle above 126°. None of the lamps had an omnidirectional luminous intensity distribution similar to that of a linear fluorescent lamp.