| Manufacturer: | Pro-Lite |
| Model: | SCR-18 Red/Green/Blue |
| Application: | General use, decorative |
| Wattage: | 18W |
| Diameter (max): | 45mm |
| Length: | 110mm |
| Tube Length: | 280mm (approx) |
| Bulb/Tube material: | Glass, coloured phosphor coating on inner surface |
| Colour Temperature: | Unknown |
| Peak output wavelength: | N/A - Broadband emmision |
| Total light output: | Not Stated. Blue is dimmest, red second, green by far brightest |
| Rated lifetime: | Not Stated - testing results for Red lamp: 8950 Hours. |
| Cap: | B22 |
| Operating voltage: | 240V AC 50Hz |
| Operating current: | 112mA (pf = 0.58) |
| Warmup/restrike time: | 2 minutes/instant |
| Cost (original): | Unknown |
| Place of manufacture: | Unknown |
| Date of manufacture: | Unknown - Estimated 2003 |
Technologically these are conventional electronically ballasted spiral type compact fluorescent lamps. What is a little more unusual however, is that they are available in a range of three (and possibly more) colours. I have three lamps, one of each colour. The Blue one unfortunately appears to have become faulty while in storage, as it refused to start up for the photo shoot. Disappointing to have something like this fail simply while sitting around.
The colours of these lamps are quite unique. The red and green are much as they appear in the photographs below - with the red being pink (No, not light red...pink!), the green a very pale (and BRIGHT) green, and the blue a rather dimmer mid-blue. Coloured CFLs became much more common place as we moved towards 2010, but right at the start of the 2000s they were quite unusual to see at least in the UK where I am based.
Pro-Lite SCR-18 Coloured Compact Fluorescent Lamp - General overview
Pro-Lite SCR-18 Coloured Compact Fluorescent Lamp - Detail of lamp cap
Pro-Lite SCR-18 Blue Coloured Compact Fluorescent Lamp illuminating a wall in my room from a distance of approximately three metres
Pro-Lite SCR-18 Green Coloured Compact Fluorescent Lamp illuminating a wall in my room from a distance of approximately three metres
Pro-Lite SCR-18 Red Coloured Compact Fluorescent Lamp illuminating a wall in my room from a distance of approximately three metres
Pro-Lite SCR-18 Coloured Compact Fluorescent Lamp - Overview of green lamp while lit
Pro-Lite SCR-18 Coloured Compact Fluorescent Lamp - Overview of red lamp while lit
Pro-Lite SCR-18 Coloured Compact Fluorescent Lamp - Detail of lamp with ruler to show size
Pro-Lite SCR-18 Coloured Compact Fluorescent Lamp - Detail of text printed on lamp base
This lamp added to the Virtual Display Shelf...at some point in the past before I marked it on the pages. Oops.
References: Lamp markings only.
This page last updated:
16th June 2023: Page formatting altered to improve readability on mobile devices. Some background code changes also made to improve search engine behaviour.
