LED Lighting for a brighter future!

An introduction to a very interesting new LED product that is specifically designed for high-end clients in jewelry stores, museums, high-end retail stores, hospitality etc. We now sell the brand new Verbatim VxRGB True Colour LED lamp. The VxRGB is a special (only one in their range currently). It is designed as a ‘True Colour’ lamp, based on completely new technology that renders the entire colour spectrum (unlike old CRI/Ra standards which are skewed and incomplete esp. with LEDs). This lamp is manufactured using a violet chip (instead of blue), and uses a mix of red, green, and blue phosphors instead of just yellow phosphor. During a Verbatim demonstration we looked at a few sample items using standard halogen, standard LED, and the VxRGB, and sure enough the VxRGB made the colours really vital and clear (e.g. the guys navy blue sports jacket was really navy blue instead of black!). The VxRGB lamp works best by installing it alongside regular LED lamps, as the regular LED l

An interesting article by Kosnic: LEDs were invented more than 50 years ago but they have taken decades to provide their worth in mainstream applications.  Problems with colour rendition, lack of standardisation, and inability to dim have given LED lams a bad press and created confusion within the marketplace. However, innovations in LED lighting technology and new product development are prompting an e-evaluation of whether now is the right moment to realise the carbon savings and energy efficiency of LEDs. There are three main benefits of LEDs: Robust LEDs are solid state light sources and so are very robust.  While an incandescent lamp will last for approximately 1,000 hours, an LED alternative will last for up to 40,000 hours.  Many manufacturers will be happy to guarantee this period of operation, offering free replacements in the event of early failure. Therefore, an LED lamp fitted in a reception area and used for seven hours every day of the week, will still be funct

LED lighting saved £430 million worth of electricity in the US last year, according to a study by the US Department of Energy. Focusing on the most common lighting applications, the DoE estimated that 49 million LED lamps and luminaires were installed last year, saving about 71 trillion units.  ©Lux Magazine, July-13 Shuttla www.novelenergylighting.com