Ityhubhu yeFluorescentkwaziwa njengeisibane sefluorescent, i-low-pressure mercury vapor gas-discharge tube eguqula i-fluorescence ibe ukukhanya okubonakalayo.Ityhubhu yeFluorescent isibane banenzuzo yokuba namandla ngakumbi kunezibane ze-incandescent.Ziyindleko eziphantsi kunye nohlobo oluhlala ixesha elide lokukhanyisa kwaye zisetyenziselwa kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zokuhlala kunye nezicelo zorhwebo.

Isibane se-fluorescent kulula ukutsala uthuli xa kushushu.Xa sele ilungele ukucoca, cima umbane, uze uzame ukuvumela umoya ongaphakathi ukuba ujikeleze.Sula ityhubhu yesibane ngobunono ngelaphu elomileyo elijijekileyo elifakwe ngesicoci esincinci, uze usebenzise ilaphu elomileyo elicocekileyo ukucoca isicoci.