Footcandle Recommendation Chart: Contact Our Lighting Team Easy Instructions

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FOOTCANDLE RECOMMENDATION CHART

Find the appropriate foot candle (FC) level for your application using this chart. If you don’t see your application listed,
contact our lighting team and we’ll help you out! We also provide easy instructions for determining the number & wattage
of lamps you’ll need to achieve your lighting goals.

APPLICATION LEVEL FOOT CANDLE APPLICATION LEVEL FOOT CANDLE


Aircraft Hanger 75 - 100 Machine Shop Rough 50 - 75 
Assembly/Packaging Medium   Medium 75 - 100

Fine 50 - 70 Fine 100 - 200

75 - 100 Manufacturing Crude 50 - 75 

Auto Service Garage 60 - 80 Average 75 - 100

Auto Showroom 50 - 80 Detail 100 - 150

Body Shop 80 - 120 Multipurpose Room 30 - 75

Church 20 - 25 Office 60 - 75

Cooler 10 - 30 Parking Garage 2 -10

Engineering/Drafting 50 - 125 Retail Average 50 - 80 

Food Processing 50 - 100 Superstore 80-120

Foundry 40 - 60 Swimming Pool Recreational 50 

Gymnasium Recreational 30 Club 75

Elem. / Club 50 Tournament 100

High School 80 Warehouse Active 20 - 30

Hockey Recreational 20 - 50  Inactive 15 - 20

Professional 50 - 100 Woodworking Shop 60 - 80

Horse Riding Arena 25 - 50


Loading Dock 30 - 50

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