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PC - Power Compact
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fluorescence
fluorescent lamp
HO - High Output
PC - Power Compact
NO - Normal Output
 
Definition:
    power  compact - lighting term • abbreviation -PC > A term used to describe nothing more than a straight VHO fluorescent bulb or tube that is bent in half to deliver a higher concentration of light energy in a smaller space than standard-length tubes do.
     

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