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Very energy efficient |
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Grater than 100lm/Watt & still improving |
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High-quality light |
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No compromise between efficacy & CRI |
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Directional |
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No wasted light any pattern possible |
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Extremely long life |
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50,000 & more hours to 70% lumen maintenance |
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Inherently rugged |
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No filament to brake |
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Instant on |
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Reaches full brightness in nanoseconds |
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Environmentally friendly |
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Contains no mercury, lead or other heavy material |
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Infinitely controllable |
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Enables new lightning fixtures & energy saving techniques |
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Long life times and slow failure |
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LEDs have a long useful life of up to or more than 50,000 hours (though time to complete failure may be longer). CFL bulbs and tubes are rated at about 10,000 hours and incandescent light bulbs at about 1,500 hours. Also, LEDs fail by dimming over time, rather than the abrupt burn-out of incandescent bulbs. |
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For the same time period, in addition to the saved replacement costs, LEDs will save on the disposal of approximately 50 incandescent bulbs and 5 mercury tainted, compact fluorescent bulbs thus cleaning up our landfills and saving our environment from toxic waste. |
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Also, CFLs and incandescent bulbs can become a hazard when broken. |
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Luminous efficiency |
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LEDs produce significantly more light (measured in lumens) per watt (100 lm/W & growing) than CFL (54 lm/W) and incandescent bulbs (11 lm/W). |
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Power efficiency |
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LEDs use significantly less power (watts) to produce the same amount of light (lumens), LED lights use 85% less energy than incandescent bulbs and a third of the energy of compact fluorescent lamps. Consuming less energy results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions being released into our environment. |
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Wide temperature range |
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LEDs have a very wide temperature range (-30 to +50° C) and for that reason is the only source of light for deep freeze containers. |
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Versatile color |
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LEDs can emit light of an intended color without the use of color filters that traditional lighting methods require. This is more efficient and can lower initial costs. |
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Size and design flexibility |
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LEDs are very small (smaller than 2 mm) and provide for improved design flexibility as they are easily populated onto printed circuit boards. |
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Cycling |
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LEDs are ideal for use in applications that are subject to frequent on-off cycling, unlike fluorescent lamps that burn out more quickly when cycled frequently, or HID lamps that require a long time before restarting. |
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Dimming |
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LEDs can very easily be dimmed with digital control. |
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Cool light |
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In contrast to most light sources, LEDs radiate very little heat that can cause damage to sensitive objects or fabrics. Energy is dispersed as heat through the base of the incandescent bulbs wasting 98% of their energy. |
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No radiation |
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LEDs do not emit infrared or UV in beam output unlike traditional forms and, as a consequence, do not attract insects and other bugs!. |
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Robust to shock |
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LEDs, being solid state components, are difficult to damage with external thermal and vibration shock, unlike fluorescent and incandescent bulbs which are fragile. |
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Focus |
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The solid package of the LED can be designed to focus its light. Incandescent and fluorescent sources require an external reflector to direct it in a usable manner. Directed light output in LEDs provide for increased system efficiency. |
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Pure non-flickering light |
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LEDs always get a pure, clear and consistent light that makes reading or viewing objects easier on the eyes. No annoying flickering caused by compact fluorescent bulbs - a problem that has been blamed for migraine headaches and epileptic fits. |
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Toxicity |
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LEDs do not contain mercury or lead, unlike other lighting sources. |
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Green friendly |
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LEDs are ideal for use with alternative or renewable energy resources like solar and wind power. |
