LED – Lighting Experience re-Defined

LED stands for light emitting diode. It is an electrical device with two semiconductor terminals that conduct electricity in one direction when connected to a voltage source, emitting light in the process. They look like glass beads, and unknowingly, you’ve been using them for years in various appliances –right from computers and TVs to traffic lights. And now we’re bringing them into your home, office and residential spaces as main sources of lighting.
Here are the reasons why you should consider SGS LED lights over its contemporaries:

• LEDs are highly efficient, using 75 to 90% less energy than incandescent light bulbs. Both incandescent and CFLs waste electricity by converting 90% and 80% of the energy they consume into heat instead of light respectively.
• LEDs last up to 25 times longer than the CFL incandescent and around 50% longer than CFLs, meaning that they have to be replaced much less frequently and generate less waste. LEDs typically come with 2 years guaranties and are rated for 25,000 to 50,000 hours of use. By comparison CFLs are generally expected to last for 10,000 to 15,000 hours and incandescent for only 1,200 to 1,500 hours.
• Although they are still substantially more expensive than their counterparts, their higher efficiency and longer lifespan enables you to you save money in the long run, despite the greater initial cost.
• Unlike CFLs, LEDs don’t contain lead, have a sturdy design, turn on instantly, don’t flicker and are not sensitive to ambient temperature or humidity.
• LEDs are capable of producing good quality light with a warm, soft glow.
• LEDs can be made to allow for dimming and automatic switching on and off functions.
• LEDs remain cool to the touch, even after hours of use.
• Unlike CFLs and incandescent, LEDs are not negatively affected by being turned on and off frequently, and they tend not to fail suddenly, but gradually dim right at the end of their lifespan instead.
• LEDs can be made into long tubes to replace fluorescent light tubes.
• LEDs use well-established technology that continues to improve. In future, for example, it may not be necessary to replace an entire light bulb, but just the tiny LED inside it, leaving very little material to discard.