100W Floodlights

The usual mistake with a 100 W floodlight is mounting it 3 m up a wall over a yard: too close, too hard an edge, uneven ground illuminance. It works from 6 m upward on a pole; mounted low, choose a narrow beam or a wall pack instead.

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Key parameters

Power100 W
Efficacy120 lm/W
Luminous flux12,000 lm
Maintained flux8,400 lm
Mounting height6–8 m
Coverage per fixture120–180 m²
Design illuminance50–100 lx
HID equivalent250 W

Product family: Floodlights

What the wattage figure does not tell you

At 120 lm/W, 100 W gives about 12,000 lm at the fixture; applying a 0.7 maintenance factor, roughly 8,400 lm reaches the floor at end of life. Layout counts come from 8,400 lm, not from the nameplate 100 W — layout by wattage and the far row always ends up dim.

A second double count: the 120 lm/W figure already includes driver losses. Discounting again by driver efficiency deducts the same loss twice and over-counts fixtures.

The height and area it actually covers

At 6–8 m and a design illuminance of 50–100 lx, one 100 W fixture covers about 120–180 m². That range is back-calculated from the maintained 8,400 lm, not the initial output — lay out on initial lumens and the site is under-lit well before the first relamping cycle.

If the existing HID is 250 W, 100 W lands in the same bracket: comparable flux, roughly a third of the power draw, and the circuit and switchgear usually carry over. What to re-check is inrush current and the earth-leakage setting.

Four things to verify before ordering

① Whether flux and efficacy are quoted for the complete fixture or the light source — a 10–15% difference that changes the fixture count. ② Whether colour temperature and CRI are measured or nominal values; mixed CCT within one batch is the most common arrival dispute. ③ Driver brand and model, plus its derating curve at high temperature — it is the only part that really sets life. ④ The mounting kit list: chain, bracket and anchors in the box, or the site stops for a day.

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