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What are LEDs ?

The diode LED ( Lighting Emitting Diode) is an electronic device that transforms electrical energy into light energy , lighting immediatamente.La LED technology represents the evolution of the ' traditional lighting, and thanks to the enormous benefits that promises than it is destined in time to replace incandescent lamps ( already banned from the EU market September 1, 2012 ) and energy-saving ones . The LED illumination is in fact more efficient in terms of energy , lasts longer and is more sustainable . It also allows you to create innovative lighting solutions for private homes , shops , businesses and roads.Did you know that incandescent bulbs have been banned by the European Union ?The total ban from the market of the old incandescent light bulbs went off September 1, 2012 , after the European Union since 2009 had progressively narrowed the field of marketing of energy- filament lamps .

Why should I choose an LED bulb compared to an energy-saving?

SAVE Up to 90% ON CONSUMIUna LED bulb is more efficient from 30% to 50% compared to an energy-saving bulb. In addition, the estimated lifetime of an LED product can exceed 50,000 hours of life, much more than the CFL.I LED products are free from substances harmful to the environment, do not contain mercury or toxic metals, in contrast to the energy-saving lamps .

What should I look at before buying a LED product ?

Before buying a LED lamp is advisable to pay attention to some values that indicate the different qualities of the same product . Several are the main ones to consider :

Lumen: the luminous flux and luminous efficiency. The first is shown in the form of Lumen and specifies the total amount of light generated by a lamp while the second , indicated in lumens / W , is the ratio between the luminous flux and the consumption of electricity ( lm / W ) . It is a measure of economic efficiency of a lamp. Higher values correspond to a high light intensity .
Lux : In addition to the lumens , the intensity of a light source is also expressed in Lux The first are related to an absolute measure , indicate, in other words the amount of theoretical light emitted in every direction. The lux instead specify a given confined to a specific area . Everything is related corner of the light beam . For example , two lamps may have the same but different lux lumens. How ? Simply could be of a light source omnidirectional ( a light bulb ) and a more directional (see spotlights ) . The bulb , with an angle of ray of light higher , generates a cone greater than the spotlight , which focuses the emission in a limited area , and outside of this area has a yield no or extremely limited.
Angle of the light beam is visually the opening angle of the beam or cone of light . It may be more limited if you want to illuminate an object in a direct and limited with respect to the environment, or wider, if you want to shed some light on an area / room / area wider . It is measured in degrees.
Color temperature: It ' reported in the form of degrees Kelvin , and indicates the color tones of light. A warmer light actually has a lower temperature in Kelvin, while a light piùfredda has a higher temperature in degrees Kelvin .

What are the potential uses for LED products ?

The two main advantages of LEDs are those of their long life ( 50,000 hours ) and low consumption.CUT COSTS FOR LIGHTING FOR BIG SURFACES AND OFFICES: Two qualities that make LED particularly suitable in this context is where ' use of artificial lighting during the day is continuous and important in economic terms. The installation in these environments, such as large commercial areas or offices significantly lowers operating costs , returning the investment made in a relatively short time . In addition to saving energy , LED lighting also allows you to have environments that allow those who live for many hours during the day to have the best conditions lavorative. IDEAL FOR AREAS WHERE IT'S DIFFICULT TO OPERATE MAINTENANCE AND REPLACE ITEMS other use, thanks to the long life of LEDs, for example where there is a high number of points of light like street lighting or the facades of buildings up to large industries where ' illumination of large areas is done by channeling source LED. SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING DESIGN FOR YEARS COMMERCIAL lighting plays a key role in the experience of people buying . It can be used to highlight a product, create an atmosphere and draw interest . Applications with LED sources today , despite some resistance due to false beliefs can play almost all sectors , from retail, to the museum, the Shop , Many hotel rooms, restaurants, offices , bridges, roads and buildings are illuminated with the LED. Other use is the domestic one. The use of LED products, after the announcement of the ban of traditional bulbs, allows families to a sharp reduction in energy bills, more light and with more advantages than energy-saving lamps.

How much can I really save by choosing LED products ?

With LEDs it is possible to break down the power consumption of your home / business establishment / company up to 90%. These advantages are even more obvious in environments where the use of artificial lighting is continuous throughout the day, with a significant reduction of operating costs and gestione. REDUCED USAGE TO UP TO A TENTH and the truth is that the LED products currently have a higher cost than the energy-saving lamps, but the market is growing and prices in strong and continuous getting lower. A level of consumption , the advantage of LED products is even more evident. The savings is about 93 % compared to electric light bulbs, incandascent 90 % compared to halogen 70 % and compared to metal halide lamps almost 60%. In relationship with traditional incandescent lamps is , approximately, and depending on the quality of the product, 1 to 10 , which is compared to a hypothetical consumption of 100W, the LED will consume 10W .A family with an average annual consumption of 5,000 kWh , of which 1,500 dedicated to lighting , you can get savings of up to 1350 kWh (in the case of lamps incandescent ) , thus obtaining an immediate saving on the bill and return the price ranges vantaggiose.Qual is the actual lifetime of an LED bulb ? addition to low power consumption compared to traditional products , the most obvious benefit of LEDs is their long duration. This makes them a long-term investment , with immediate benefits , which allows families, businesses and companies, also saves on maintenance and sostituzione. Average life of a bulb is 1,000 / 1.500h , of a discharge lamp is of 4.000h , a fluorescent lamp is 6.000h. A LED instead has a rated life of 50,000 hours , at the end of which the light source is able to maintain this still 70% of its max power electrocuting himself , not detract from that you can continue to use the same LED lamp until complete loss of light , well after 100.000h of utilizzo.Una significant difference , whereas an LED lamp , which is used for 8 hours during a day throughout the ' year , provides for a period of 17 years . If we only think for a moment about how many times in the last year we had to replace a light bulb, then we understand very well that this alone pays for the purchase made .

The brightness level of an LED product decay over time?

70% OF LIGHT EMISSION AFTER 50.000 of USE unlike a normal incandescent bulb, an LED bulb does not burn out, even after the estimated lifetime of the product of 50,000 hours, an LED bulb retains 70% of its light emission. After this period is not far from clear that we should forcibly replace the light source in question, if reducing light does not create nuisances, the LED lamps can be used up to complete loss of brightness, maxes at well 100.000h.

Which is best to choose shades of light with LEDs ?

We tend to tend toghether LED products as sources of cold light. Instead, they can emit different colors of light, going to replace traditional light sources with warm light or yellow . The color temperature is a term used to quantify the lighting in hue of light , which is measured in degrees Kelvin . A low temperature (around 2000 K) corresponds to a yellow-orange color . At higher temperature, the light becomes whiter at first , then blue , violet and ultravioletta.Tipicamente it is customary to group into three groups shades of light emitted by the LED products : WARM - WW Warm White ( 2700- 3500k ) : Key nearest the color of the typical incandescent bulbs that still today we find in our homes. It is just for housing , the most suitable to create a relaxing atmosphere NATURAL - NW Natural White ( 4000K - 5000K ) : The color tone lighter than the warm light. It does not have the typical yellow color component . And ' normally used for offices and environments lavoro. COLD - WH Cool White ( 6000- 8000K ) color temperature distinctly white, tending approsivativamente to a bluish tone. Light typically used in industrial work areas and in all cases in which you need to environments in which the light tends not to relax but to keep alive the attention .

LED products are compatible with traditional attacks?

The answer is YES. For the LED lamps are the most common and well known 'and the E27' E14 which are respectively the largest and the screw connection screw connection small. For spotlights the most popular are the GU5.3 and ilGU10. Products are also available with attacks G4 and G9, PL lamps with G24 etc..

What is a lumen and what do they mean ?

The lumens indicate the total amount of light generated by a lamp. Higher values correspond to a high light intensity . This unit of measure used universally for emissions luminose.If you buy bulbs that are in NEON , HALOGEN , for GLOW (those stranded, classic ) or LEDs, often you will notice that the packaging are indicated lumens products . These indicate the total yield for the total power consumed. For example, if a 36- watt lamp neon emits 3,240 lumens , with a trivial division we see that the light output is 90 Lumens per Watt (L / W)

What is the angle of the light beam ?

Another feature to consider when buying a LED lamp is the ' angle of the light beam , which is referred to as spread the light output. Indicated in degrees , represents the opening angle of the beam or light cone. BEAM ANGLE OF LIGHT : WHAT CHANGE ? This angle will be more limited for all those products , such as spotlights, which have the function to illuminate a particular area , a certain object or architectural element (approximate values in the neighborhood of 40 ° ) , higher for other products such as the classic light bulbs ( 120 ° to 270 ° ) that must uniformly illuminate an entire room .

It ' true that the LED lights do not produce heat ?

LED products do not emit ultraviolet rays and produce heat in an extremely reduced, thanks also to external heat sinks designed specifically . This makes them immune to two typical problems in common with the CFL and halogen lamps. For this same reason, they can be installed virtually anywhere without risk of damage (in contact with wood, plastic, and all those materials that fear the excessive heat). The average temperature rarely exceeds 50°. LESS HEAT EMISSION can prove the savings in air-condition a very enlightened: For an incandescent lamp or halogen lamp produces a significant amount of heat lost in the ' environment and normally when you perform calculations for the design of an air conditioning system , is considered as a source of heat to break down of about 75 W. the equivalent source of light, but LED is evaluated with redundant margin to approximately 15 W . Consequently the power to be used for the cooling of the ' environment , and its cost , will be substantially reduced .

It ' true that the LED products do not contain harmful substances?

ABSENCE OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES OR DANGEROUS FOR AMBIENTEI LED products , in addition to being an innovation in terms of energy savings, representing a significant step forward also with regard to their ecological footprint . Do not contain , unlike the energy-saving lamps and discharge lamps , gas noxious , toxic substances, and metal halide vapor sodio.I LEDs are made almost entirely of silicon , a material widely available and not dangerous. In contrast , fluorescent lamps contain mercury and other toxic substances hardly smaltibili. LESS POLLUTION, very important , and often overlooked , the LED products help reduce the annoying light pollution, the LED glows in fact , but not the saturated ' environment and almost 0% loss of light. Zero emissions are ultraviolet rays (ultraviolet ), which in general are harmful to humans after long exposures over time. Zero -ray emissions are also I.R. ( infrared radiation ) , which are harmful to the eyes for exhibitions dirette. ONE MORE REASON FOR USE OF LED COMMERCIALLY emissions are very harmful for the trade in the textile and leather industries , these materials are very sensitive to UV Loss of color brilliance and sclerotherapy of materials , especially natural ones and therefore more valuable , they are often the inevitable result of a long exposure to artificial light : one more reason to use LED lighting of the premises commerciali.La light emitted does not cause discoloration or degradation of subjects lit , which is particularly important in the lighting of paintings and works of art or for the spectacular lights of stages and theaters . The high color rendering index of LED makes them the source with the best color representation.

What guarantee do I get purchasing the LED products on your shop -online ?

2 YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL PRODUCTS all our LED devices are guaranteed for 2 years. The product range marketed is also certified TOTAL SICURITY for all lamps sold on e-commerce site are also personally tested by our technicians before being shipped to the customer. In the event of malfunction or faulty products we are committed , through our service , replacing the products in the shortest time possible without any cost to the cliente. It's possible to buy LED products on our website and e-commerce in total safety , use methods of payment certificates , such as Paypal , Credit Card and Bank Transfer, or paying for the goods directly to delivery. The courier ensures customer shipments on time and fast .