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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Should i buy LED or not?
LED has good and bad aspect to consider before buying. Good aspects of LED probably that
* Its compact size and practical mini
* LEDs have a higher energy efficiency compared to other lights, LEDs are more energy efficient which 80 percent to 90 percent compared to other lights.
* LEDs have the use of a longer time to reach 100 thousand hours.
* LEDs have a low voltage DC operation.
* Light output of the LED is cold or cool (no UV or heat energy)
and you can also bad aspects that you must be considered before buying this lamps:
* How ordinary lighting with incandescent or fluorescent compared to using LEDs.
* The ambient temperature is too high can cause electrical interference on the LED.
* Price per lumen LED is higher than the other lights.
* The downside of LEDs above causes people prefer to use ordinary light
Lately, Light Emitting Diode or familiar as the LED lights to be used at the option of four-wheel vehicles and motorcycles. LED lights have advantages touted as cost-effective, environmentally friendly, durable.
Therefore, this type of lamp is widely used as a feature Daytime Running Lights (DRL) is lit during the day, as applied by most European brand cars, Japan and Korea.
Behind his lead, the LED has a weak hand, the light intensity (lumen) that generates small. This weakness limiting LEDs to be used as the main lighting on the vehicle.
For lovers of modification, the LED light is considered one of the components that must be applied. LED lights are often used as a light audio system, license plate up under the car. In addition, light is used instead of the brake lights and reverse, turn signal lamps, dusk, and others.
