General LED Information
WHAT ARE LEDS
Light emitting diodes, commonly called LEDs, are real unsung heroes in the electronics world. They do dozens of different jobs and are found in all kinds of devices. Among other things, they form the numbers on digital clocks, transmit information from remote controls, light up watches and tell you when your appliances are turned on. Collected together, they can form images on a jumbo television screen or illuminate a traffic light.
Basically, LEDs are just tiny light bulbs that fit easily into an electrical circuit. But unlike ordinary incandescent bulbs, they don’t have a filament that will burn out, and they don’t get especially hot. They are illuminated solely by the movement of electrons in a semiconductor material, and they last just as long as a standard transistor.
Impact Lighting Inc. offers a number of different LED lighting options for your home and business. This FAQ is to help you understand and capitalize the benefits from using LEDs. LED lights and bulbs alternatives help set the atmosphere and mood of your home and business.
SOME OF THE BENEFITS TO USING THE LEDS ARE:
LEDs run exceptionally cool, and are inherently safer than flames or incandescent lighting.
NO FIRE HAZARD - Generally using low voltage or batteries for the power source.
NO WIND EFFECT - Illuminate indoors and out without the fear of the lights going out on windy days, or from drafts inside.
STRONG AND DURABLE - Withstand shocks, vibrations, frequent switching and temperature extremes that rapidly incapacitate fragile incandescent lamps.
BEAUTY - LEDs produce sharp, vibrant colors even pure white. Response times are 100 to 1,000 times faster than incandescents so theres no flicker - just pure dramatic light.
VERSATILITY - The only limit is your imagination.
LONG LIFE - Typical LED lifetime 100,000 hours, that equals thousands of light bulbs, at a tremendous savings over years. Compare it to a job, you work roughly 2000 hours per year, if the LED light were to be on 40 hours per week, it will last 50 years!
LED SAVINGS DATA
MR16-3W 35W REPLACEMENT BULB |
| Savings |
Incandescent 35 Watt |
MR16-3W LED Halogen Bulb |
| Life of Bulb |
2000 Hours |
50000 Hours |
| Number of bulbs used |
25 |
1 |
| Unit Cost |
$6.47 |
$31.95 |
| Cost to Buy Bulbs |
$161.75
(25 X $6.47) |
$31.95 |
| Total KWH Used |
1750 KWH |
150 KWH |
| Cost of Electricity ($0.15 KWH) |
$262.50 |
$22.50 |
| Total Cost |
$424.25 |
$54.45 |
| Total Savings: |
$369.80 |
|
LED Light Bulb Benefits
- Save money in electricity costs
- Instant on/off
- Light the color of daylight
- Works in cold weather
- Use only 2-10 watts of electricity (1/3rd to 1/30th of Incandescent or CFL)
- Can sustain moderate power surges
- Long lasting - up to 60,000 hour bulb life
- Durable bulbs with no fragile filaments to break from shaking and rattling
- Cool running (warm to the touch) - little heat compared to standard bulbs
- Directional lighting generates less wasted light
- Works with sensor activated lights (CFL bulbs are not recomended for sensors)
- Works with most dimmer switches (most CFL bulbs are not recomended for dimmers)
- Contains no mecury
TECHNICAL LED’S LED COLOR CHART
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RELATIVE INTENSITY VS WAVELENGTH (P)
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LED’S CHROMATIC CHART
CIE Chromaticity diagram. Mono Chromatic colors are located on the perimeter and white colors are located in the center of the diagram
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