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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>LED Lights Pros And Drawbacks<br />
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LED lighting isn't a new technology; actually, it has been around us since the 1960's. LED light bulbs were in the beginning used as an alternative for incandescent indicators and displays in laboratory device and eventually in TV's, wrist watches, radios and calculators. LED costs have just recently has lowered enough to make them viable for personal and commercial markets. LED home lighting can include anything from outdoor to Xmas lighting. With the current looming energy crisis in South Africa, and pressure forced on governments and businesses same for more sustainable energy solutions, LED lights have a bright future in space lighting solutions.<br />
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Major benefits of using LED lighting<br />
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First of all, LED lights are far more efficient than any other lights alternative commercially accessible at the moment. LED bulbs have a 100000 hour lifespan, and will last for 11 years at continuous operation, or 22 years at fifty% operation. Compare this to the approximate lifespan of five thousand hours for an incandescent light bulb and 10000 hours for a fluorescent light. Many businesses find the lifespan of [http://www.agreensupply.com/LED-Light-Bulb-Types/ LED light bulbs] very appealing - imagine only have to alter the signage on a business property once every 11 years. With incandescent and fluorescent bulbs, the actual cost of the bulb should include the labor charge and time required to replace them. LED lights virtually eliminate lighting maintenance costs.<br />
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The second large benefit and key strength of using LED lighting over conventional lighting is the decreased power consumption. LED bulb is capable of converting eighty% of the electrical energy used into light energy. The left over 20% electrical energy is lost as heat energy. Incandescent light bulbs only convert twenty% of the electrical energy used into actual light energy, which means that a staggering 80% of electrical energy is lost as heat energy. When you examine the 80% efficiency of LED lights with the twenty% efficiency of incandescent lights, the optimal choice of light bulb is quite understood.<br />
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Large disadvantages of using LED lights<br />
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The primary limitation is the current high price of LED light bulbs. Even though the cost of LED lights in South Africa is slowly reducing, replacing a 100W incandescent light bulb with a LED substitute can cost about 5000 rupees. The starting price may look daunting, but LED light bulbs pay for themselves over time because they can last for up to eleven years, and saves a lot of money in respect of electricity used. For businesses, using [http://www.agreensupply.com/shop/ LED lights] makes a whole lot of sense since the reduced maintenance costs a lot more than make up for the high start-up cost.<br />
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Major businesses are doing it<br />
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Various blue chip companies and hotels in United States of America and United Kingdom presently use LED lighting solutions. LED lights are used from stair-nose lighting, light line, wall wash lights and signage illumination to color-changing till numbers and controls, architectural lighting and freezer lighting. These businesses have identified LED as the preferred lighting solution for the coming future. With LED bulb start-up costs plummeting, more companies will follow these business leaders and discover a painless lighting solution which will last them a decade, and help save them money.</div>AndersenAugustus864