Three Misconceptions about LED Lights

by Kristen White Blogger LEDs, or light emitting diodes are lights that are semiconductors. LED lights are a very popular type of light that has surpassed halogen and incandescent lights, which were the standard in commercial lighting for decades.


 However, there still are some myths to LED lights that many purists and traditionalists still believe. Contrary to these beliefs, LED lights are the best lights that homes and businesses can have installed.

Here are a few of the most common myths about LED lighting. 

1. LED lights do not conserve power 

What is fascinating about custom LED lighting design is that LED lights shine ever so brightly, that some people who are not in the know assume that lights that shine bright require a lot of power in order to work but this cannot be any further from the truth. 

 LED lights normally use slightly less power than fluorescent lights, and are more efficient than incandescent lights, about 6 times over. As custom LED lighting design continues to evolve, LED lights will require less and less power. 

It is also important to consider that while LED lights are more efficient than halogen and fluorescent lights, they also emit a different kind of lighting pattern that works better with some fixtures than others. In order to get the best lighting environment and maximize the potential in LEDs, use LED lights with lamps and fixtures that can reflect this light. 

2. LED lights never burn out. 

LED lights use “electroluminescence” which converts electricity into light. This could give some people the impression that the light that they use will always be “digital”! The chemicals included with the LED semiconductors contain a maximum capacity of electrical power that they can transfer before they dim to 50 per cent their original brightness. This is known as “electrical half-life”. With correct thermal design, LED lights can typically last around 60 thousand hours of life before getting to 70 per cent of their original brightness. As mentioned previously, reflectors can reflect LED light to other parts of the room, which can also help the light last longer than expected. LED lights do not last forever, but it does take a while before they ever show signs of showing dimness.

 3. LED lights are not sources of heat. 

When you touch an LED light, it is nowhere near as hot as any other type of light source. While LED lights do not produce radiant heat, they still generate conductive heat, which is crucial for the LED light to last a very long time. While you do not feel any heat by touching a row of LED lights, you will certainly feel heat coming from the heat sink or circuit board that the lights are connected to. Energy that contributes to a source of light will either create light or heat. Because LED lighting lacks a significant chemical change, it will produce light where light will be generated and heat where light will not be generated. Because there is much less heat that comes out of LED lighting, it will consumer much less power. Using reflectors with LED lights doesn’t just reduce the number of LED lights necessary for a room to be properly lit, but it also further minimizes the heat necessary for the lighting arrangement to be turned on. 

LED lights have the potential to change how consumers and owners perceive the importance of efficient lighting for personal and commercial use. Lighting can be used to stimulate productivity in the workplace, be used for medical purposes, or to set a certain mood at a public venue or building.

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