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CM018
Ranks #52 of 57 for melanopic output, below the 10,000 lux benchmark at 1 ft. No flicker at full power.
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Is it strong enough?#52 of 57
No. Only 18% of the 10,000 lux benchmark at 1 ft.
1,765 m-EDI at 1 ft · 445 at 2 ft
Is it comfortable to sit in front of?Comfortable
Yes. Glare is low.
93 at 1 ft · 24 at 2 ft · median 112
Does it flicker?No risk
No, at full power. Dimmed not tested.
What does the light look like?6650K
Cool daylight, muted color.
CRI Re 78 · R9 20 (weak deep reds)
2700K warm7500K cool
All test data
Light outputMeasured at 1 ft and 2 ft
m-EDI
1,765
445 at 2 ft
Lux
1,980
505 at 2 ft
CLa
2,920
690 at 2 ft
Glare
93
24 at 2 ft
m-EDI 1,765 at 1 ft, 445 at 2 ft
Median 3,43010,000 benchmark2 ft1 ft
Glare 93 at 1 ft, 24 at 2 ft
Median 1122 ft1 ft
SpectrumOutput at the highest setting
Melanopic DER
0.89
m-EDI per lux. Daylight (D65) is 1.0.
CCT
6650K
Fixed
Gap from natural light
31%
Far. Average spectral difference (ASD) from daylight at the same color temperature, 425 to 690 nm.
Lamp outputBody-clock zone (melanopic, CIE S 026)Natural light, same color temperature
FlickerGreen is safe, amber is acceptable, red is past the limit
Full powerDimmed not tested
Percent flickern/a
Flicker indexn/a
SVMn/a
PstLMn/a
Assist Mpn/a
Waveform, 1 second
Waveform not measured.
A flat line near 1.0 means steady light.
Color renderingHow accurately colors and skin tones look under this lamp
CRI Re
78
R9 (deep red)
20
TM-30 Rf
83
TM-30 Rg
95
Slightly desaturated (100 is neutral)
Specifications
- Form factor
- Desktop
- Brightness
- 5 levels
- Color temperature
- Fixed
- Cord length
- 4.9 ft
- Mounting
- None
- Extra features
- Built-in timer
- Available in
- United States
