Red LED Flashlight

On this page you’ll find some random facts and tidbits of information on LED’s.

Color and Temperature

The color temperature makes a difference in terms of the color produced. Cool white is 5500K, soft white is anywhere from 3000 to 3500K and warm white is 2500-3000. Take note that some packages list a very wide range in the color temperature. They may specify that an LED is anywhere from 5000 to 7000K. In lighting, 2000 presents a very big difference. In order to get the best idea of the color produced, ask to see it in action before purchasing.

Directional Lighting

LED lights specialize in directional lighting. Instead of having the light spread out like incandescent lights, LED lights have a narrower degree beam and can be used to target and focus on objects better.

If you would like to shine line over a wide area, you can look into purchasing a globe shaped ball. This positions the LED’s over different angles, which solves the problem of solely being directional lighting.

Energy Usage

LED’s use approximately a fifth (1/5) of the energy that incandescent lights use. So if you want the same amount of lighting from a 50W incandescent bulb, you can simply replace it with a 10W LED bulb. LEDs also produce significantly less heat as well. Comparable floodlights in a room would definitely raise the temperature of the entire room through prolonged use. LED lights keep the temperature the same as it was before while producing the same amount of light.

Lifespan

The lifetime of LED bulbs is actually much longer than an incandescent bulb. Incandescent bulbs tend to lose their brightness as they are used more and more while LED lights maintain the same level of brightness.