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LED lighting technology provides energy efficient, mercury-free, energy efficient environmentally friendly lighting concept. How are LED lighting products different from other lighting, like fluorescent or incandescent? LED’s are small, solid light bulbs which are extremely energy-efficient. The VIRIBRIGHT LED light bulb is made up of clusters of LEDs (light emitting diodes) that illuminates beyond traditional incandescent bulbs or CFL bulbs while using much less energy. Until recently, LEDs were limited to single bulb use in applications such as instrument panels, electronics, pen lights and, more recently, strings of indoor and outdoor Christmas lights. Now available with standard bases which fit common household light fixtures, LEDs are the next generation in home lighting as well as a cost-effective means of lighting your environment._ueditor_page_break_tag_ What is Color Rendering Index (CRI)？ The color rendering index (CRI) is a quantitative measure of the ability of a light source to reproduce the colors of various objects faithfully in comparison with an ideal or natural light source.¹ The CRI of the YEDE LED cool white is 0.80 and the warm white is 0.65. In comparison, the CRI of a normal light bulb is 1. ¹Source: Wikipedia
Why is the lifespan of an LED measured as lumen depreciation? The lifespan of an LED is vastly longer than that of incandescent, fluorescent or HID lamp sources, generally lasting 50,000 hours or longer. Although the LED never really burns out, product lifespan is measured by lumen depreciation. The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) currently recommends calculating the life of an LED at the point at which the LED reaches 30 percent lumen depreciation. Remember, a 50,000-hour rating is not equivalent to lamp life rating. LED life is rated where it has reached 30 percent lumen depreciation. At 50,000 hours an LED would still be operating, but at a decreased lumen output.
What are the advantages to using LED lights? LEDs bring several advantages to the lighting industry, including high efficiency and durability, and, with superior life over other lamp sources; their required maintenance is greatly reduced. This translates into energy savings, maintenance savings and an overall reduction in cost of ownership over the product’s lifetime. Long-lasting – LED bulbs last up to 10 times as long as compact fluorescents, and far longer than typical incandescents Durable – LEDs do not have a filament, they are not damaged under circumstances when a regular incandescent bulb would be broken. LEDs will not shatter. Mercury Free – no mercury or other hazardous materials are used in the manufacturing of LEDs Disposal - bulbs can be disposed of safely More Efficient – LED light bulbs use only 2-11 watts of electricity (1/3rd to 1/30th of Incandescent or CFL) and these bulbs last for years so energy is also saved in maintenance and replacement costs.
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