Posted by Nat Smith on 2nd Jul 2018
Before the world of energy-efficient lighting, it was easy to know how bright bulbs were. 60W was brighter than 40W, and 100W was even brighter. But now, watts are not the best way to measure a bulb’s brightness at all…
Lumens vs Watts
Now that the energy-efficient revolution of LEDs is well underway, watts are not an accurate representation of the light that is produced. For example, a 6W LED can produce the same amount of light… Read more
Posted by Navdip Gahir on 20th Jun 2018
Update (09/08/18): The loyalty points scheme will now be coming to an end on Friday 10th August 2018, so as of Saturday 11th August 2018 any unused loyalty points you have on your account will be lost forever.Update (30/07/18): We have taken the decision to extend the loyalty points scheme until later in the Autumn. We will come back with a new date in the coming weeks.If you’ve shopped with Wholesale LED Lights before, you will have earned loyal… Read more
Posted by Nat Smith on 19th Jun 2018
Some people have expressed worries that LEDs might not work with dimmer switches. Whilst in the past most energy-saving light bulbs struggled with dimmer switches, many of our LEDs are actually completely dimmable.Cutting-Edge Trailing EdgeWe have a brilliant selection of dimmable bulbs with the same fantastic performance as their non-dimmable siblings. However, the correct type of dimmer switch needs to be used. Traditional dimming switches use… Read more
Posted by Chloe Maitland on 8th Jun 2018
As the industry and governments around the world pivot towards more efficient and environmentally-friendly LEDs, halogen lights are set to disappear from Australia within the next two years!During a meeting of state and environment ministers, the announcement that halogen bulbs that use four times the energy of LEDs globes were going to be banned in the near future.The ban is planned to come into effect from September 2020, however the bulbs coul… Read more