12V LED Technology

The term “solid state” lighting can be used to refer to the way LED lighting produces light. The process is fundamentally different than incandescent and florescent lighting. This term applies to the fact that inside LED strip lights, for example, every light emitting diode includes a semiconductor block that does the actual work of producing Learn More

Used normally, LED fixtures and lights are rated to last 50,000 hours. That’s slightly less than four years of continual, 24-hours a day use, over 17 years at eight hours a day, and over 45 years at three hours a day. The brightness will begin to fade over time, but not by a noticeable amount Learn More

LED light fixtures and lights contain no hazardous chemicals and fully comply with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive, which limits the use of lead, mercury, and four other hazardous materials in electronics. In contrast with CFLs and incandescents, which can release dangerous chemical gasses when broken, broken LEDs pose no particular risk to the Learn More

Step 1. Find the battery’s capacity: Each of our batteries has its “capacity” listed in the product’s Tech Specs tab. The capacity of the Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery Pack, for example, is 3800 mAh (milli-Amp hours, or 3.8 Amp hours). Step 2. Find the LED light’s power draw: Each of our LED lights has its Power Learn More

At every stage of their existence – production, transport, and use – LED lights use less electricity than any other lighting source, which means they offer the least polluting source of natural light. The idea of consuming less electricity is simple on its face, but it has far-reaching implications. Lighting is one of the biggest Learn More

The short answer is that 99 percent of LED lights are already in compliance with the most aggressive efficiency standards in the country. Several states such as California and New Jersey enacted legislation in 2007 and 2008 requiring that all lights produces a minimum of 25 lumens per watt by 2013. The federal Energy Independence Learn More

Originally LED lights could not be dimmed and wouldn’t work with standard dimmer switches. However, now many types of LED lighting including white and RGB strip lights come in dimmable models that can be dimmed in two main ways: with LED dimmer switches, or using dimmable LED drivers and standard dimmer switches. These two options Learn More

Properly used, most commercial LEDs have a lifetime of over 50,000 hours. This is because all LEDs, whether in LED light fixtures, installed as replacement bulbs, or in any other form, do not have a filament but rather rely on running electricity across a diode. The longest-lasting incandescent lighting has a lifetime of about 5,000 Learn More

An LED is obviously not the same as a standard incandescent or fluorescent light. The biggest visual difference is that LEDs don’t use traditional glass bulbs to house their lighting elements. This is possible because LEDs produce light in a very different way. Also, lighting options such as 12V LED lights produce little heat when Learn More

Although there seems to be some debate about the issue of LED lights and attracting bugs, the general consensus is that except for UV LEDs and LEDs that emit light close to blue and purple wavelengths – which are closer to the UV light spectrum, LEDs attracts almost no insects. This means that off white Learn More