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Foot Candle Level Chart
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40 X 400 broiler house with 2 rows on 20' spacing mounted at 9' ceiling height

Lamps and Dimming Appartus used (grower cost/socket includes a porcelain nickel platedbrass keyless sockets)	Brood Watts / socket	Non brood end watts / socket	Total house watts	Brood average foot-candles	Total grower lighting cost (except dimmer)	Typical grower cost/socket (excluding dimmer)
8 watt CCFL's	8	8	320	.5 fc	$289.60	$7.25
15 watt CCFL's	15	15	600	.8 fc	$355.20	$8.88
15 watt Retrolite Dimmable	15	15	600	1.75 fc	$259.60	$5.49
23 watt Retrolite Dimmable	23	23	920	2.5 fc	$303.20	$7.58
100 watt incandescent	100	100	4000	2.6 fc	$60.00	$1.50
8 watt CCFL with a middle row of 40 watt CFL's	28	8	720	2.64 fc	$362.00	$7.24
8 watt CCFL with a middle row of 55 watt CFL's	35.5	8	870	3.35 fc	$344.50	$7.89
15 watt CCFL with a middle row of 40 watt CFL's	35	15	1000	2.95 fc	$377.60	$8.55
15 watt CCFL with a middle row of 55 watt CFL's	42.5	15	1150	3.66 fc	$460.10	$11.25
Retrolite 2L w/15 watt Retrolite Dimmable and 18 watt Non Dim	33	15	960	3.62 fc	$368.60	$9.22
Retrolite 2L w/23 watt Retrolite Dimmable and 18 watt Non Dim	41	18	1180	4.41 fc	$390.40	$9.76
Retrolite 2L w/15 watt Retrolite Dimmable and 23 watt Non Dim	38	23	1220	4.25 fc	$373.00	$9.33
Retrolite 2L w/23 watt Retrolite Dimmable and 23 watt Non Dim	46	23	1380	5.04 fc	$394.80	$9.87
Retrolite 2L w/23 watt Retrolite Dimmable and 26 watt Non Dim	49	26	1500	5.28 fc	$400.00	$10.0

NOTES:

Remember to use only field approved dimmers. Check www.aglights.com for full listing.
Where the 8 and 15 watt CCFL's are being used with a center row of lights in the brood area,
there is no junction box or electrician costs built into the grower cost/socket.

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