Why use LEDs as your light source? Here are some of the key benefits.

Small vid showing how fast a led lights up vs. a filiment bulb.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNW6agSxUds





LED Lamp Vs. Incandescent Bulb


The primary benefit of LED technology is the tremendous cost savings for the user as a result of eliminating replacement cost, lowering power consumption, and reducing operating temperatures. Moreover, LED lamps improve efficiency by providing reliable status indication.


Robust & Shock Resistant
LEDs are solid state devices which have no filaments or glass tubes to break.

Long Life
Depending on the type, typical life for an LED can be 50,000 hours (5 years+) to 100,000 hours (11 years+) continuous operation.

Energy Efficient
LED’s do not waste energy as a filament does which has to be first heated until white hot to emit light.

Low Voltage
LEDs can operate from as little as 5 volts but can easily be configured to work from a wide range of voltages to suit specific designs or available power supplies.

No Colour Fade
An LED is designed to emit a specific wavelength of light. This is defined in the LED manufacturing process, they do not rely on coloured filters or gels to produce a specific colour which could fade over time.

Fit and Forget
LED’s are low maintenance devices and require no servicing during their life.

Simple Installation
LED’s don’t require any special driver circuits, starters, chokes or inverters to operate. They are fully dimmable and can be controlled with simple electronics.

Wide Range of Colours
The basic LED colours are Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange and White. Within each colour we can offer a range of shades.

Slimline Design
LEDs are physically smaller than many traditional light sources and allow unobtrusive slimline designs to be made.

Sealed Units
LEDs do not need to be changed as with fluorescent or filament bulbs so there is no need for a bulb holder / fitting or the need to make the enclosure accessible for changing the bulb. This simplifies product design as the unit can simply be potted in a clear resin to seal the unit. This also makes the unit tamperproof and more vandal resistant.





Here are few pics. In these first pics you will see what my 3 amp ac/dc convertor will light before it trips the circuit. Also all of these leds are run from 2 sets of wires coming from the convertor. 1 set running the overhead lights and one set running to my homemade power strip.

If there is any doubt in my statements, I can make a video proving my statements.


3 amps worth of leds.













Now here is what 3 amps get you with dinosaur (filament) bulbs.

 

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I totally agree, for the things you use them for LED's are perfect. Have you thought about tri-lumonescent leds? With a rheostat/potentiometer to change the colors of them all wired in series?

The only problems I have with leds is the inability to produce a natural "diffused" light like conventional lighting.

-Excelent work by the way, Nice LED workshop you have there, and professional work!

 

I work in the electonic industry. We build products that use LED's every day. If you don't mind what manufacturer makes your LED's?

 

I dont see why the industry isnt using these. Arent they more energy efficient?

 

I use LED's similar to this every day....Just not for the Auto industry Yes they are more efficient

 

Not anymore they dont. Soon I will be dealing with these. As far as rgb lighting I am just going to stick with home for that. Not much of a market for that.
But I will soon be offering a scrolling 3rd brake light. Up to 350 charcters. Tell that other driver what you really think.

Thanks for the kind words.

 

Actually the ind. is growing, and I am on the band wagon. See my above post for pics. I will also be selling cheap replacements for floresent lights. You just take the bulbs out, install the strips and wire them in before the ballast. No more flickering light, no more buzzing at 1/3 of the energy use.

http://www.acolyteled.com/files/strip10.jpg

As far who I buy from now, I keep that to myself. Sorry. I spend countless hours searching, comparing, and spending my own money r-d'ind. Trust me there is alot of junk out there.

My final step for car lighting will be replacing halogen, and hid bulbs. The leds I am looking at now run at 6500k and each led produces 1150 lumens at 80%. I will be using 3-6 leds per light. Average cost the same as a hid kit.

 

I didnt even know they made diodes that bright! hah. Do you make led/resistor combos with a bayonet (or other oem type) base??

 

Yepper. I just got them in this week.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=318628

 

I heart LEDs

 

hey quick question...Those pics...Are you telling me the pic of the parking lot on the right is LED sources or is that metal halide?? how many wats and how many LEDs are in each fixture head? That is very hard to believe...The one on the left I assume is HPS, maybe 100W.

 

super cool, do you have a tentative date for those LED to replace halogen/HID?

im intrigued! w/b plz!

and I def. agree LED's are the way to go!

 

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