Candlepower vs Lumens

Candlepower measures the intensity of a beam in the centre of it whereas lumens measure the total output of a bulb in all directions.

Because they are two different types of measurement (such as minutes versus miles), the calculation often used of multiplying 1200 lumens by 12.75 to get a 1 million candlepower rating, but it isn’t 100% accurate.

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