What Is A Surface-Mounted Diode?
Posted by Richard Clarke on 23rd Jul 2012
When you’re shopping for LED bulbs, you’ll encounter two types of LED (Light-Emitting Diode). One is a regular LED, and the other is a more advanced type that’s called an SMD or “Surface-Mounted Diode”.
So What Is A Surface-Mounted Diode?
Before tackling this question, it’s good to know that a “Diode” is a semiconductor device with two terminals, typically al
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Which Is better? Standard Energy Savers Or LEDs.
Posted by Amit Soni on 16th Jul 2012
The impending EU ban on incandescent bulbs means that you’ll no longer be able to buy traditional halogen light bulbs. This means that the only lights that will be left on the market are energy efficient variants.Right now there are 2 choices – compact fluorescent lighting (CFLs), more commonly known as energy saving bulbs, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Whilst CFLs have been on the market long
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LED Lights could help cut Light Pollution
Posted by Richard Clarke on 10th Jul 2012
By now the benefits of LED Lights will be familiar to most people. As well as using less energy, they last many times longer and contain no harmful chemicals. However, the fact that LED Lights can help to reduce light pollution may come as a surprise, particularly as few people know what light pollution is. What is light pollution?Light provides many valuable benefits and is something we deliberat
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A Guide To Light Fittings
Posted by Amit Soni on 6th Jul 2012
One of the really great things about LEDs is that they work in all your existing fittings – saving you the hassle of having to change them.
You might find it a little confusing though with so many fittings to choose from – that’s why we’ve prepared this handy guide for all our customers to use.
What Is A Fitting?
Let’s get the basics right before going into any details. Pick up any
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