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"Light bulbs are among the last devices that use vacuum tubes, an old technology that has been replaced in radios and most televisions."
It has become a recognised fact that solid-state lighting sources (SSL) are the next generation in illuminating the world. Once used only for indicator lights and low level lighting requirements, SSL technology has been replacing conventional technologies in traffic lights, exit signs and airline taxiway edge lights for years. Nigel Savage has been aware of this progress for around 10 years and is now realising his dream by offering TRUE replacements to conventional lighting with LEDs in the marine sector.
Cost efficiency
Compared to a conventional light bulbs relatively short life span, Ocean LEDs fixtures are estimated to last at full brightness for 40 000 hours, i.e. if used for 8 hours a night for 13 and a half years there will be no noticeable light loss and therefore no need to change a single bulb. During a conventional light's lifetime, maintenance costs are normally significantly higher than the original purchase price. By changing to our LEDs you can get up to 300 percent reduction in power usage over halogen for example, and since our fixtures run significantly cooler air conditioning can also be reduced. All in all,Ocean LED lights are obviously more cost efficient.
So far well over 1,000,000 traffic signal lights in the USA have been converted from old technology bulbs, to LEDs saving huge amounts of energy and maintenance. When New York switched over, its electric bill for traffic lights alone was cut by over 90%.
Safety
With our LEDs you will gain increased safety as a result of lower operating voltages and on average 50 percent less heat exposure.
Abstract from The Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Since LEDs were first invented over four decades ago, they have mostly been used in niche applications, first as simple indicator lights on calculators or watches and then, as their brightness improved, in displays, signs and traffic signals. More recently, some companies have begun to sell LED fixtures for residential use. LEDs have become popular because they have numerous advantages over conventional light bulbs. For one thing, they last much longer: they can endure up to a decade of non-stop use compared with a few months or less for incandescent bulbs. They also take up much less space (a typical LED is about the size of the rubber on the end of a pencil), are shock resistant, and, perhaps most important of all, are extremely energy-efficient. An incandescent bulb, made of a wire filament encased in glass, emits only 5% of the energy it consumes as light; the rest is wasted as heat. Flourescent lights, which consist of tubes filled with mercuy vapour, are roughly four times more efficient. LEDs, however, contain no mercury and already rival flourescents in efficiency.
The Future
Together with his team, Nigel Savage is constantly seeking out pioneering technology and designs that repeatedly set new standards. Expect to see many more developments and new products in the very near future.
For your information:
"Our LEDs have no moving parts, no fragile glass environments, no mercury, no toxic gasses and no filaments. There is nothing to break, rupture, shatter, leak or contaminate. In other words, LEDs are not subject to sudden failure or burnout."
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