White light temperature selection
White light temperature can be customised per your needs – automatically or by hand.
Fluorescent light and headache. Use LED… err…not so fast
When talking about circadian rhythm we already discussed fluorescent lights. They are quite popular in public spaces (shopping centres, stores and also schools). But as stated in the publication – there is a dark side to the fluorescent light. More technically inclined readers know that fluorescent light needs a ballast to work. To explain it …
Use legal LED doping to get on the top
Interesting article appeard on lux review. According to the writer – German alpine skiers used glasses with embedded blue LEDs and they illuminated their eyes for 15 minutes. With this procedure the concentration and wakefulness was increased. And since every hundredth of the second counts in top sports, the coaches pay attention to every detail …
Powering LED strip – solutions that work
When buying a LED strip we usually don’t think about power supply. But when we want to use it we find out that 12V power supply is needed and we don’t know how to power the strip. Not to mention we need a switch to turn the strip on and off. So let’s take a …
How to select power supply to power LED strip
Some time ago a customer asked us to create a constant source of current to power LED strip. LED strip power supply Since the current is used to regulate the lightness of LED strip (with constant voltage) we immediately had some questions regarding power of LEDs on the strip. blue LED strip The customer …
Selecting power of LED bulbs and other LED lighting
Incandescent light bulbs are very old and we got used to selecting them by power. It was simple: you need really bright room? Select 100W bulb. 60W for smaller rooms etc. The (mental) list is not really as old as a light bulb, but we got so used to it, that we don’t question it …
Circadian rhythm, blue light and how it affects sleeping patterns
What is this circadian rhythm thing? What it has to do with LED light and why LED light? The important thing with LED light is that we can change the temperature of the light and affect how much blue light is part of the light. The circadian rhythm is based on the idea that blue …
Temperature of the light – How to select it?
We are not talking if you get hot under the LED light. We are talking about the temperature of the light. For example: regular (good old) lightbulb has a temperature of light somewhere between 2700 and 3000K. Which means a bit yellowish glow and this is the light most people are used to. On the …
LED strip protection and brightness level
LED strips are being used in different settings: if you need to add light, as a sole light source, just for decoration etc. They come in all shapes and sizes (especially LEDs on the strips). Different versions of white LEDs are used, different colours and you can even get a strip with RGB LEDs. Another …