A Guide To LED Bulbs & Why You Should Use Them

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A Guide To LED Bulbs Why You Should Use Them
You definitely have heard of bulbs with the
acronym "LED", but besides seeing it as a
descriptive adjective or jumping at you on store
shelves, do you know what it really is? Clever
marketing tactic or does it provide a dramatic
difference than the normal filament bulbs you
grew up with? LED - light emitting diode - is
the most recent development in lighting that
provides a tremendous bulb lifespan as well as
dramatic energy efficiencies - cost savings -
for your home or office.
Let me provide you a little history on LED's
then the advantages of using these types of
bulbs. The technicality behind LED's is that it
is a semiconductor that generates lighting
through electroluminescence - creating light
from a non-thermal conversion of electrical
energy (cold light). First developed in the
1960's, early LED's emitted low infrared light -
used primarily in remote-control circuits in
consumer electronics.
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• The next wave of LED's in lighting happened 20 -
  30-years later, with the second generation of
  LED's used in streetlights outdoor signage. Now
  in the present, LED is used in many commercial
  residential applications, replacing old
  incandescent.
• A few advantages of LED bulbs in everyday
  applications for your home or office are as
  follows
• Very Long Lifespan - The average lifespan of LED
  bulb is 50,000 hours (compare that to the
  lifespan of an old incandescent bulb at only
  1,000 hours - that is 50x's greater span of
  life). On the average usage, this means an LED
  bulb can last anywhere from 6 - 12-years prior to
  replacing, cutting down on replacement costs in
  your bulbs dramatically.
• No Heat Emissions (Cold Light) - Where you
  couldn't replace old incandescent bulbs while on
  or right after due to the extreme heat of the
  bulb itself, LED's emit almost no heat at all,
  compared to the typical incandescent can
  transform over 90 of its energy into heat.

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• Low Voltage Usage - LED's work on very low
  voltages compared to incandescent lighting,
  where 5-watts LED could be equivalent to
  60-watts incandescent. In outdoor applications
  especially commercial facilities that may
  operate in flood zones, having low voltage
  lighting is safer than lighting that may be 10x's
  the amount of voltage to operate.
• Energy Efficiencies - With its decreased voltage
  long lifespan you can see between 60 - 70
  improvement in overall energy efficiency in your
  home or office if LED's replaced incandescents.
• Lighting Reimagined has a large selection of LED
  bulbs for whatever usage you may need, as well
  as fixtures that now are integrated with LED
  lighting (no separate bulbs necessary). If you
  have any questions on LED bulbs or integrated
  lighting, be sure to contact us today!
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