Q: What is an LED?

A.: LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. No filaments heat up, as in traditional lights. Instead the light is created by a cleverly designed tiny electronic chip.

A.: Yes. LEDs require very little electricity to power them up because they are extremely efficient. Their design converts approximately 90% of the electricity they consume into light. In a conventional light the figure is more like 10 – 15%, with the rest of the electricity effectively wasted in lost heat. Our downlighters, for example, draw only 5 Watts of electricity to light up, compared to 50 Watts drawn by a traditional halogen downlighter. That is a saving in electricity consumption of approximately 90%. Not bad when the cost of electricity is continually rising. All lights are LED-based and all are highly energy-efficient.

A.: Lots of things. As well as being highly energy-efficient, our lights are suitable for retro-fit installation and new builds. This means they can be used to replace existing lights (especially inefficient halogens) and/or be installed into buildings being designed for the future. our lights are all thoroughly tested before they are released onto the market. They are all CE approved, ROHS compliant and all tested to meet minimum safety standards. They can be truly relied upon for longevity and for performance. That is why they carry guarantees – unlike most of the competition.

A.: The usual low-energy light technology on the market today is CFL – standing for Compact Fluorescent Light. These tend to be curly in shape and give off a bluey-white light. In effect they are the same technology as the neon fluorescent tubes often found in offices or kitchens, simply engineered to fit into smaller fittings (hence “compact”). CFL technology is energy-efficient, as it uses less electricity than traditional lighting. However, CFLs contain mercury and other toxic materials in measurable quantities – they need these materials in order to work. They also tend to be made of glass and if they break they are a health hazard from both the glass shards and the mercury. This makes them expensive to handle and dispose of. In addition CFL lights tend to flicker and usually take time to come on – causing health and safety issues. LEDs have none of these problems.

A.:LEDs gained a reputation a few years ago for having a weak light output which was often blue in appearance. No longer. And certainly not from Eo Lighting. We are at the forefront of this technology. There are many lights in our range which are a warm white, echoing the light of a halogen lamp. LEDs are able to be coloured precisely – much more precisely than any other lights. There are two ways to achieve this: for a high powered single LED chip, a coloured phosphor is coated on the silicon chip. For a cluster LED, the cluster can include red, green and blue chips. These can be adjusted to match most colours.

A.: Our lights each come with a data sheet setting out their specifications. Minimum lux levels and light output requirements can all be met with our lights.