Fluorescent lighting have become more popular in the households and offices. However, recent researches have found out that these can be very harmful to the environment. There are chances for the occurrence of severe head aches in the people who are exposed to fluorescent light tubes for a long time. These lights contain mercy and lead that are risky to the environment. Even when these lights are disposed they remain as harmful toxic waste.
LED tube light that does not emit mercury or any other kind of toxic gases is the new innovation which is popularly recommended to replace usual traditional bulbs and other fluorescent light tubes. LEDs are more environment friendly and cost effective. They consume less that 60% of the energy consumed by incandescent lamps. These will have a longer lifespan and also it will remain intact for 50,000 to 100,000 hours.
LED is a light emitting diode. It is a semiconductor diode which emits light. They are manufactured using a different technology as compared to fluorescent lights. Fluorescent lights use electrodes and a combination of argon and mercury to produce light. However, LEDs are small bulbs which produce light. The movement of electrons in the diode helps in producing light. A LED tube is made of hundreds of LEDs. The indicator bulbs in the LED tube lights produce low intensity red light or bright light.
The LEDs are popularly used by commercial and motor industries, agriculture sector and also in the traffic lights. It is a simple task to install this tube. It is designed for a drop in replacement for fluorescent tubes. However sometimes a bit of modifications need to be made.
The cost of the light tube is expensive when compared to fluorescent lights. The cost is usually $50 to $100. As the life span of these lights is more, it will not be a loss even if you spend these much money. These light tubes come in various sizes and colors. The available sizes are 2, 4 or 6 feet. And these light tubes can be disposed like any other waste. They can be bought along with new fixtures. These do not require ballasts which are commonly used by fluorescent light tubes and so when these tubes are fixed ballasts are to be removed.
With all these benefits, LED tubes are gaining popularity over the traditional bulbs. These are efficient energy savers and consumer friendly.
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Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Monday, 2 February 2015
The Installation Of LED Tube Lights in Singapore
By installing LED tube lights, you can save money on electricity bills and get potentially risky fluorescent lights out of your home or office. But, most LED light tubes on the market nowadays can not be directly installed in an existing fluorescent fixture. You will have to make some simple modifications to the fixture in order to properly install the bulbs.
Installing an LED tube light in an existing fluorescent fixture is quite simple. Additionally, you should be able to purchase fixtures especially designed for LED light tubes in the near future, and they should actually be less expensive than the equivalent fluorescent fixtures. This article will provide a brief overview explaining what you need to know in order to install the new energy-saving fluorescent tube lights in an existing tube lighting fixture.
Fluorescent fixtures are designed to support a specific types and size of fluorescent tube. A fluorescent tube is incorporated into a fluorescent lighting system which consists of two or three main components:
(1) the fluorescent lamp (fluorescent bulb or tube)
(2) the ballast, and
(3) the starter system.
Additionally, the system for a tube light includes a lamp holder and a switch. Depending on the particular fluorescent lighting system, the starter may be a replaceable component, a starter may not be needed, or the starter function may be integrated into the ballast. The starting function may also rely on the physical design of the fixture. To retrofit a tube light fixture to support an LED tube lights, the ballast (and the starter if a separate one is present) must be disconnected.
A few simple tools are needed, including a wire cutter and wire stripper (often incorporated into the same tool), a pair of pliers, a screwdriver, and a few wire nuts for reconnecting the wires once you have removed the ballast.
Once the old lamps are removed from the lamp holders and the electricity to the fixture is turned off, you will probably have to remove the reflector that is located behind the bulbs and provides a housing for the wiring and ballast that lie behind it. Typically, it is quite simple to remove the reflector or cover, however if it is not clear how to do this, you should consult the documentation from the fixture manufacturer.
If the fixture has an electronic ballast, you only need to remove that and then wire the power directly to the lamp holders, completing one circuit for each bulb. This is fairly simple, and typically you can use the existing wire in the fixture and then just add some wire nuts. If you have an older fixture with a magnetic ballast and starter, you will have to remove or open the starter and remove or short the magnetic ballast.
Once the ballast have been removed and the wires reconnected to complete a circuit for each bulb, replace the reflector or cover over the wiring and the area where the ballast was located, and the LED tube lights in Singapore can be inserted in the end sockets. Unlike fluorescent bulbs which do not have a top or bottom, an LED tube light will have an obvious top and bottom, with metallic heatsink located on the backside of the tube and the LEDs visible under a lens on the side that will be aimed towards the area to be illuminated. Place the cover back on the fixture (if there was one) and turn on the electricity. Turn on the switch and if you have done everything properly, you should have as good or better lighting using approximately half the electricity and lasting as long as 50,000 hours or more.
For more information on Ai LED tube light Singapore, pls click here
Installing an LED tube light in an existing fluorescent fixture is quite simple. Additionally, you should be able to purchase fixtures especially designed for LED light tubes in the near future, and they should actually be less expensive than the equivalent fluorescent fixtures. This article will provide a brief overview explaining what you need to know in order to install the new energy-saving fluorescent tube lights in an existing tube lighting fixture.
Fluorescent fixtures are designed to support a specific types and size of fluorescent tube. A fluorescent tube is incorporated into a fluorescent lighting system which consists of two or three main components:
(1) the fluorescent lamp (fluorescent bulb or tube)
(2) the ballast, and
(3) the starter system.
Additionally, the system for a tube light includes a lamp holder and a switch. Depending on the particular fluorescent lighting system, the starter may be a replaceable component, a starter may not be needed, or the starter function may be integrated into the ballast. The starting function may also rely on the physical design of the fixture. To retrofit a tube light fixture to support an LED tube lights, the ballast (and the starter if a separate one is present) must be disconnected.
A few simple tools are needed, including a wire cutter and wire stripper (often incorporated into the same tool), a pair of pliers, a screwdriver, and a few wire nuts for reconnecting the wires once you have removed the ballast.
Once the old lamps are removed from the lamp holders and the electricity to the fixture is turned off, you will probably have to remove the reflector that is located behind the bulbs and provides a housing for the wiring and ballast that lie behind it. Typically, it is quite simple to remove the reflector or cover, however if it is not clear how to do this, you should consult the documentation from the fixture manufacturer.
If the fixture has an electronic ballast, you only need to remove that and then wire the power directly to the lamp holders, completing one circuit for each bulb. This is fairly simple, and typically you can use the existing wire in the fixture and then just add some wire nuts. If you have an older fixture with a magnetic ballast and starter, you will have to remove or open the starter and remove or short the magnetic ballast.
Once the ballast have been removed and the wires reconnected to complete a circuit for each bulb, replace the reflector or cover over the wiring and the area where the ballast was located, and the LED tube lights in Singapore can be inserted in the end sockets. Unlike fluorescent bulbs which do not have a top or bottom, an LED tube light will have an obvious top and bottom, with metallic heatsink located on the backside of the tube and the LEDs visible under a lens on the side that will be aimed towards the area to be illuminated. Place the cover back on the fixture (if there was one) and turn on the electricity. Turn on the switch and if you have done everything properly, you should have as good or better lighting using approximately half the electricity and lasting as long as 50,000 hours or more.
For more information on Ai LED tube light Singapore, pls click here
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