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"You can only run with LED lights on."
OceanLED were the first company to offer underwater lights that can be left on whilst running. As the LEDs are extremely robust and protected within all OceanLED lights, they can withstand all types of rigor.
If you run with any style of bulb underwater light you either risk breaking the fragile bulb or dramatically reduce its life and light output. At $150 to replace each bulb it can start to get very expensive.
"Polycarbonate or plastic lenses scratch easily, which makes them unsuitable for use for underwater lights."
OceanLED underwater lights do not use plastic or polycarbonate lenses from results of extensive long term testing.
Whilst they do offer great strength polycarbonate will cloud overtime in salt water and can be very easily scratched which will dramatically diminish the light output. It is impossible to polish the surface back to new, unless a flame is applied which should only be done by a plastics specialist.
In the same way a car wind shield, divers goggles and watch faces would greatly benefit from the strength of polycarbonate, the disadvantages of being easily scratched unfortunately outweighs the strength factor.
All OceanLED lights utilize the revolutionary Tritonium Optical Lensing system which provides great strength, optical clarity and sealife resistance, vital to maintaining optimum light output.
"Competitors test results prove bulbs are brighter and therefore better for underwater lighting."
Even from the beginning stages of OceanLED we have always tried to give a good understanding/ education to the consumer about our light outputs compared to conventional lights. You can measure light in so many different ways that we felt the best way to compare lights was by LUX output, in other words the light you actually see on a surface at a fixed distance.
Competitors are constantly advertising their products as being bigger and brighter and give a variety of 'results' and figures to try to prove this.
One such company measures the peak intensity of the beam of a variety of lights on the market. This maybe a perfectly acceptable measurement when taking a reading from a single light source, however when meausring an LED light where there are multiple light points, it renders this test useless for comparison in this manner.
If they had compared the lights 'tested' against a laser pointer - this would have beaten them all!
Light intensity is not the most important figure for lighting especially underwater, factors such as light spread [beam] and color are just as important, and this is where OceanLED excels.
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| Demonstrating light intensity is not the only factor when measuring light output |
"LEDs are not a proven technology."
LEDs were invented back in the 1950's.They have been used in small devices for years mainly as indicators on calculators, mobile phones and so on.
It was not until 2000 when the high bright white LED was invented by Nichia in Japan, that the field for main lighting applications became a possibility.
LED technology since then has over taken the computer chip race as being the most rapidly developing technology on the planet today.
LEDs are currently being used in Sony Televisions, the latest car head lights, Street Lamps and of course OceanLED underwater lights.
In the early development of the OceanLED product range there were inevitably issues as with all revolutionary concepts but with the persistence of the company founders and their customers the product has evolved to what it is today - the most technically advanced underwater lighting in the world.
Scare tactics from competitors saying the technology is not proven and not ready is purely a way of accepting that their own development in the technology has not progressed to a competitive standard.
OceanLED only manufactures lights using LEDs and as such will always be the leaders in the underwater lighting market.
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"Some LED lighting companies claim their lights are brighter than they really are."
Newspaper articles and ONE particular 'conventional' bulb underwater lighting company, are circulating reports in the media regarding 'spurious' claims by some LED light manufacturers of exaggerated light outputs, are indeed true.
The main speaker in question, Neal Hunter in February of this year discussed ways in which LED component and fixture manufacturers have provided misleading performance data.
His main criticism was in reference to LED manufacturers from China and the far east whose products are flooding the mass market and claiming to be direct replacements for flood lights and halogen down lights etc.
Those amongst us who have bought LED solar powered garden lights will know all too well, these units do not do what they say they can!
OceanLED products however are markedly different. We have been researching and developing the high powered LED technology for close on 5 years in the United Kingdom, using the best LEDs on the market and drawing expertise from some of the largest electronics companies on the planet. The OceanLED product is not a fixture that is simple, cheap unit sold out to the masses, rather a high quality, high cost fixture designed and manufactured to meet the expected high demands of the marine environment.
Beware of cheap LED underwater lights from companies new to the market. Check for marine certifications, manufacturing credentials and ideally one with a worldwide dealer and distributor network.
"All LED underwater lights are the same."
Absolutely not. OceanLED were the very first company to bring LED technology to underwater lighting for boats, hence our patent protection. We produce not only the brightest LED underwater lights, but indeed the brightest underwater lights available on the market. We currently have obtained Lloyds, RINA and ABS approvals and USCG Ignition Protection on all our lights.
Various new underwater lighting companies are attempting to do the same with varying results. OceanLED have spent over $1M on research and development over the past 4 years as we manufacture the entire system and have LEDs made to our own exact specification. We currently use on average 10,000 LEDs a week which places us as one of the highest users in the world for high powered LEDs.
Of course new LED products are coming on to the market all the time, we have experience with most and will only release the latest models when a consistent, reliable supply can be guaranteed. However, we are ahead of the game now, and our intention is to never fall behind!
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"If you change one bulb you should replace all the rest of the bulbs in traditional underwater lights to maintain an even effect."
A bulb starts its operational life at its peak performance, all figures quoted on light output are taken at this point in its life. However from the first moment of use it is losing brightness. If you change a bulb and the light next to it is old, the difference can be dramatic, as shown in the picture below.
As illustrated in the graph below, LED light output actually increases in the first few thousand hours of operation before gradually decreasing. The LED life will continue for another 60,000 hours but at diminishing output but as the human eye can only detect a 30% drop in light we rate our lights at 40,000 hours, opposed to the maximum possible.
"All AC lights are brighter than DC versions."
No. All OceanLED lights are available on 12/24vDC including the massive 4010 series, and all the larger OceanLED underwater lights are available with AC driver units.
Competitors with HID (High Intensity Discharge) lights can only use AC power as the power drain for startup and running is so substantial and if run off the batteries, would only last a few hours.
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