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What is MEAN SPHERICAL CANDELA?
MEAN SPHERICAL CANDELA refers to MEAN SPHERICAL CANDLEPOWER.
Mean spherical candlepower (MSCP) rating is measured at the design voltage and is the total amount of light given off from a light source in ALL directions.
One MSCP is equivalent to all the light emitted from all directions of one standard spermaceti candle.
Mean spherical candlepower is the generally accepted method of rating the total light output of miniature lamps.
1 MSCP equals 12.57 (4 pi) lumens
references for this page: MEAN SPHERICAL CANDLEPOWER, MSCP, MEAN SPHERICAL CANDELA
references to this page: CANDLEPOWER, CONVERSION TABLE, LUMEN