Newsletter
January 15,
2008
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The
Most Efficient, Long Lasting Light Source In The World
L.E.D.
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What are LED’s? An L.E.D. is a light producing semiconductor diode
inside an epoxy lens. L.E.D. lights are everywhere! Digital watches and alarm
clocks use them for their number displays. Most traffic signals, digital message
signs and automobile dashboards also use them.
What are the Advantages
of LED’s?
- Use 1/10 of the electricity
of an incandescent light for the same light output
- Long life—around
100,000 hours on average (almost 11.5 years running 24 hours per day)
- Very low heat, cool to
the touch
- Available in several
colors
- Instant brightness—no
warm up time
- No mercury content
Why isn’t LED lighting
more prevalent? There are a few reasons. First, although LED lighting isn’t
a new technology (commercially they have been used since the 1960’s), only
recently has the technology been developed to produce white light (the most
common color for general lighting). Second, LED lighting is not a good replacement
for higher wattage household bulbs because they are unable to produce sufficient
ambient, 360 degree light. Third, LED lights that can produce enough light to
mimic larger wattage incandescent bulbs are prohibitively expensive and, as
to
this point, of dubious quality. We are several years away from reliable LED
light bulbs that replace higher wattage incandescents.
What applications are
appropriate for LED lighting? Short answer: Anywhere low wattage incandescents
light bulbs are used.
- Night lights—Most
night lights are on all night. An LED will use 1/10 the electricity and remain
reliably functional for over a decade. Costs around $.20 per year to operate
- Emergency lights and
battery operated flashlights—Led bulbs require very little energy, thus
they drain very little from batteries when operated
- Book lights—white
LED’s are an excellent light source for reading, along with little draw
on your batteries
- Christmas lights—a
12’ foot strand uses only 1.6 watts of energy
- Wireless under cabinet
and puck lights—battery operated with no wiring, they can be used inside
drawers, on work benches, on bookshelves, or anywhere you need task light
- Exit signs—on 24
hours a day, these fixtures consume only 2 watts of power and don’t require
bulbs for 10 years
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