Light Bulb General Information The LED AR111 lamp 14th April 2012 saving 1 Comment The LED GU10 and LED MR16 spot lamps which are used extensively indomestic applications do have a limitation when used in commercial buildings. The upper limit on the LED GU10 spot is about 9watts realistically because of the limited space that is available for the driver and to allow sufficient hea...Read More
Light Bulb General Information If you are going for energy saving light bulbs then get bright ones!! 18th February 2012 saving 1 Comment Energy consumption of light output With old fashioned filament light bulbs if you wanted a brighter light in a room you would typically have to change a 100w light bulb for a 150w light bulb. This would then give you 50% more light corresponding to an increase in lumens output from around 1400 lu...Read More
Light Bulb General Information Some lateral thinking on reasons for moving towards LED Bulbs and Energy Saving Light Bulbs 17th February 2012 saving Leave a comment The Main Reasons for changing over to Energy Saving Light Bulbs or LED Bulbs There are some fundamental reasons why many people move over to energy saving light bulbs. The biggest one by far has got to be so save money on electricity and they certainly do make a dramatic impact on the quarterly e...Read More
Uncategorized LED PL lamps 14th January 2012 saving 2 Comments Background to the the PL lamp The PL lamp or PL light bulb has now been around for a few years. It was introduced as a requirement for building regulation to stop people fitting energy saving light bulbs for the inspectors and then changing them to standard light bulbs after the building regula...Read More
Light Bulb General Information 2D lamps and their applications 28th December 2011 saving 1 Comment The uses of a 2D lamp If you are lighting a corridor or tunnel then you do not have the wide range of choices for energy saving light bulbs that you have if you are lighting a conventional room. Most importantly you have to have light fittings which fit closely to the walls or ceilings from both ...Read More
Light Bulb General Information Daylight Energy Saving Light Bulbs 27th December 2011 saving 1 Comment A Brief Look at Energy Saving Light Bulb Colour In the natural world then there is only one true colour for light which is clearly daylight. However through the ages clearly people have needed methods of illumination to see in the dark and these have come in different sorts through the ages. The ...Read More
Technologies 2D LED Emergency Light 27th December 2011 saving Leave a comment The 2D LED in more detail The 2D CFL lamp has widespread use across a range of application primarily in commercial buildings. It is most generally used for functional lighting purposes where the decorative side is of little concern but good visibility and reliability is of paramount importance. O...Read More
Light Bulb General Information The GLS LED comes of age 23rd October 2011 saving 1 Comment The GLS light bulb explained The traditional filament incandescent light bulb has been a standard for decades and in reality it has not changed much since the day it was invented by Thomas Edison in 1872. It normally takes on a characteristic shape which is kind of pear shaped with the filamen...Read More
Light Bulb General Information The 2D Compact and 2 Pin 4 Pin technical information 9th October 2011 saving 45 Comments The 2D Compact Uses and Applications The standard fluorescent tube and the compact version the CFL has now matured into a very usable lighting product. Going back to the 90's they were around and did save energy but did have their technical problems. One of the main issues with the fluorescent tu...Read More
Technologies Advice on dimmable LED drivers 7th October 2011 saving 2 Comments Do you need LED Drivers? If you are changing your MR16 12volt halogen lamps to MR16 LEDs then you will undoubtedly wonder whether you need to buy specialist drivers. The LED driver suppliers will most probably say you do but clearly they have a vested interest in making a sale, but the answer lie...Read More
