LED Lighting:

Positives:

• Long life.

• Good color rendering.

• Great ability to put the light were you need it.

• Good for the environment, no mercury, no hazardous materials.

• Low heat output compared to induction or incandescent lighting.

• Capable of producing up to 200 lumens /watt.

• Great for highlighting product.

• Produces no Ultra Violet light that can damage or fade artifacts, or product.

• No UV keeps plastics from yellowing, or becoming brittle.

• Can be used in cold environments.

• Has a very high scotopic rendering making it appear brighter to the human eye.

• Can be dimmed.

Negatives:

• Expensive upfront cost (this is reducing).

• Led’s must have good thermal management or the will have a short life.

• Must be designed correctly

Induction Lighting:

Positives:

• Long life

• Good color rendering

• Produces lots of light 65/ lumens per watt.

• Great for flooding product in-discriminately.

• Been around for 15 + years.

Negatives:

• Does not work well in cold environments.

• Light cannot be focused only flooded.

• Contains mercury and hazardous materials.

• Must be recycled.

• Does not like to dim

• Produces high amounts of electrical radiation.

• Produced UV that can harm plastics, fabrics and artwork.

• Driver must be kept in cooler area or will fail.

• Been known to cause headaches, interference with other electrical equipment.

What product works best for your application?

Led and induction both have good efficiencies and applications.

LED:

• Led works better in night time applications because of its high Scotopic value.

• Led has better light control, so you can put the light wherever you need it.

• Will work great in very high applications over 30 feet

Induction:

• Works great in retail high bay areas were light is dispersed all over.

• Must be used in lower applications under 20 feet.

We must ask the question why Induction lighting has not been used more frequently if it has been around for more than 15 years. Being in the lighting industry for the last 22 years I can say the real reason is that induction has serious heat issues. If the ballast is not isolated from the lamp source and reaches in excess of 70c the unit will not last. Retrofitting is difficult for induction lighting because the bulb is large in size, and must be shielded from the driver.

The future of lighting is with LED’s. Efficiencies are getting better every year. The lighting industries are adapting new design parameters to accommodate Led lighting. Current testing procedures were developed 100 years ago for incandescent lighting. Because of their antiquated testing procedures only a partial amount of led light is recorded. Light outputs are close to HID lamps and are slated to surpass HID lighting in the next 2 years.

Sales pitch:

Global Tech LED is the only manufacturer of LED modules designed to fit in today’s existing HID fixtures. From Wall packs, to street lights, parking garages to recess cans, our Solstice unit can be used to retrofit your existing fixtures. Please visit www.globaltechled.com