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The Light Wars are almost over. Come 1.1.11 they end.
We are constantly shocked how people always throw out the old technology and forget it was got us through so much.
I always say before you move forward do not forget how you got here. So often people forget what got them to the place where they are.
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Our New Zealand division KiwiLED has done something a little bit outrageous.
We have completed a new product that runs on conventional magnetic fluorescent ballast in countries operating at 230 VAC.
So nothing special to have a product that runs of an inexpensive $5 USD Magnetic T8 4 ft lamp ballast....right???
Well we did it in a way that makes the electronic ballast much more efficient than a conventional electronic ballast!!!! Almost 15% more efficient or near 98% efficient!!!!
So this is pretty ironic - we are moving back to the old product everyone was pushed to get rid of and we have developed a new lighting technology that makes those old CHEAP products more efficient.
We are laughing our asses off.... clever engineering enables us to change the world!!!!
Just you wait and see what we are coming out with.... I am so impressed on how clever we were this time!!!
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Good article Erik. Very well done sir.
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While everyone may say they need to lose a kg from time to time I think we can all agree that being thinner is not always better. Sometimes focusing too much on losing weight can lead to some rather unhealthy behaviors and subsequently adverse effects. Believe it or not we are going to connect LED lighting to weight loss and possibly weight gain. Now we would love to tell all of you that eating or using KiwiLED lighting would assist everyone in losing a massive amount of kilograms – well you guessed – that is just not the case. The purpose of this article is to explain that thinner signs may not always be better. We are also here to tell you that LEDs are NOT perfect for ALL lighting applications – especially extremely thin or low profile signage. Making signs thinner requires a sign company to use more LEDs tightly packed together – this causes LEDs to run hotter and shorten their lifetime and begin to fade. This fading will make a sign start “spotting” and that is not very fashionable.
Click below to learn more details or simply ask your sign shop how will your sign look after a few and how will they avoid “spotting”. Or if you are a sign shop have your LED supplier show you the LM80 lifetime data of their LED systems and how they will perform over time. LED lighting is changing the world of signage but if used improperly its usage may be very short lived…similar to some fashions like bell bottom pants!
Click here for complete article: www.KiwiLED.com/thinner/
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Hell - send me the link to the article in French. I read French. I know Tim Whitaker - I will get it from him.
Blue light has both positive and negative effects on humans. Really depends on the peak wavelengths. Most phosphors out there do not adequately address this issue brought up in the French report. Nichia has mastered the art of recreating a spectral distribution of white light from a blue LED source that is very similar to other light forms - hell...they should...they make phosphors for fluorescent and neon as well!
So no lies....this is a common issue with all lighting that is "down converted" from one color to another.
And I do agree with the article - some people do not respond well to neon, some horrible to fluorescent, some people adore and yet others hate LEDs...preference folks.
Please note that Fluorescent and neon actually is UV light being downconverted to white - I think we all know that UV is not that good for us....but then again in New Zealand an article just came out telling people to go out and get more sun and more UV!!!
I think the biggest health risk of any lighting is reading all of this!!!! hahaha...like the labels on alcohol bottles in the USA - only in the USA...nowhere else...and we are perhaps one of the smallest consumers of alcohol in the world!
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I started this whole thread because I was told that there was NO REASON for N Glantz to post anything about their JT LED line using licensed white LED products and not infringing any patents. I said - "if they do not infringe - tell everyone that - I dont see any harm in N Glantz saying that if it is true"
Seems odd he wouldnt post that - but he told me this site was just a crappy little place....
So I guess if any of you know Larry Markert from N Glantz - you should tell him that more than 5 people post here. Here is his mobile - 770-331-1291
I know he follows it to find out how much trouble they are getting into or could get into with the products they sell.
And thank you all for letting me know there is a bunch of you out there...and thank you for keeping us honest and thank you for fighting!!! Cheers to all of you...looking forward to Las Vegas in April - bunch of companies from New Zealand coming to the show.
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You are right. The only time it makes sense is when the following is the case:
1. Energy prices above $0.15 a kWh
2. Fixture on 12+ hours per day
3. Maintenance staff is limited due to budget cuts
4. Lights are used in manufacturing line and equipment has to be moved to change the lights
5. Lights are used in application where low dust is required - semiconductor clean room, hospitals, food processing
6. It benefits the application to be "green" because it raises awareness and increases company traffic, tourism, or market leadership
7. Where the absence of fluorescent "spark" prevents fires - high methane applications
8. Where fluorescent is causing a product lifetime issue - like light strike in wine and olive processing
9. Where flickering fluorescent is causing medical issues or perceived "unacceptable cosmetic issues"
Like I always say - LED is not for everything but perfect for some things
And finally...a part I developed 5 years ago at Permlight was the first part ever tested by James Broderick's group at the DOE in their Caliper testing and even though he said the part wouldn't be acceptable the part still sold like crazy and was eventually bought out by the largest lighting company in the world...
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How many lumens?
Current high-quality 4ft 32w T8's = 3100 lumens
Our kit output is +5500 lumen or 2250 per strip - there are two strips per kit
T8 fluorescent only actualizes 60% of lumen output in a recessed ceiling fixture or about 1800 lumen - our light output is equivalent to 3 pcs of T8 in a 2x4ft recessed ceiling fixture.
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Axiom announces new LED kit pricing for our products that replace either 4 pcs T12 Fluorescent, 3 pcs T8 Fluorescent, or 2pcs T8 Fluorescent.
We have reduced pricing from $200 per fixture kit to $125.00 - thus accelerating the Return on Investment (ROI) story.
Our products are available in 5000 Kelvin Daylight, 6500 Kelvin Cool White, 4000 Kelvin Neutral White, 3500 Kelvin, and 2700 Kelvin - very warm white.
This is our most popular series http://store.axiomled.com/product_p/ao-2448-5000.htm
Large customers include: Fonterra (largest dairy company in the world), Catholic Church (largest property holder in the world), Jones Lang LaSalle (large property management company), City of San Jose, several Cities in Florida, a large hotel chain in Europe, and KFC ...to name a few.
THe story just got a lot more interesting - ROI is usually under 18 months now anywhere in the USA and as fast as 10-12 months in California and Hawaii.
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Wow - so I guess the guy at N Glantz is wrong. People from all over the country post and visit here for information.
I guess it is a meaningful site!!! Some people I suppose just dont like when people stand up and speak out!
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Anyone hear anything more about the JT LED and N Glantz issue with Nichia?
I know nobody really cares much about these lawsuits but I was wondering if anyone heard anything.
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I challenge one of the leading people in the sign industry that yesterday told me that this site is a joke and only 5 people post here! Help me prove them wrong - the little voice is huge in this industry! #1 post - Manuel Lynch - Las Vegas and New Zealand
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Imagine being a GE, Sloan, or Axiom that sells a high quality product and you have to sell against these other companies... It is frustrating
My dad was head of aerodynamics at McDonnell Douglas aircraft for 40+ years - he never cut corners and he can sleep soundly on that... I guess it rubbed off...do the right thing and help your customer by providing them high value
I get calls from China factories every day trying to become manufacturers for us and I have decided to just start responding ridiculously like
1. If you put melamine in powdered milk what do you put in solder?
2. If your products are so cheap can we spend a little extra to pay for a massage for my customers which will be distraught over the poor quality?
3. How many employees in your factory eat dog or tiger penis? -- I actually got an answer on this one once!
If people are treating you with ignorance don't get frustrated - treat them the same way back
Or challenge them and ask.. "so do you find that corkscrew dislocations are a higher yield issue on your LED products or do you find that current crowding causes resistance levels that limit electron hole mobility and thus take your phosphor binders into a glassivation state that internally reflects and shortens lifetime????
Educate by teaching, lead by doing the right thing
I am in Las Vegas today and am going to a meeting by the neon graveyard - great place!
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I just cane back from London where someone was trying to tell me that a 4ft Osram LED tube at 1200 lumens was same as T8- ummmm the lights must be really dim!!!
Until LED tubes can be over 2000 lumens and sell for under $40 a tube - it doesn't make sense
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There is nothing hazardous in our LED system - you can eat them!
They don't taste good but you could eat them
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The article he wrote about the LED tubes currently on the market is true.
The CRI, light output distribution, high Kelvin temp used by Chinese Manufacturers, and method for driving the LEDs that causes flickering at different frequencies is causing discomfort
We have several major conversions that have been done that are showing me that Nichia has something - the right phosphors!
I agree with his article and the report - LED tubes are not there yet...and is why we don't make one...yet!!!
Would be great to have someone like Marcus on this board - I like smart educators- like Jim Richards from UL - miss him
My summary LED tubes not there yet - but they will be in time. No different than any new promising technology
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We receive calls all the time from sign companies, electricians, and business owners who retrofit signs using our product because of one of our YouTube videos they watched
I always ask the same question Erik - what about the UL label? Most ignore me and do whatever they want
Jim Ruchards from UL told me, before he passed away, that most people do this outside UL and get away with because there will be no inspector. It is the new sign and the permit that brings out the inspectors.
I see what you are trying to do Erik - best of luck
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We have a new mini sign system and we need to receive quotes from sign companies - involves routing 2mm ACM, printing on ACM, routing 3/8" thick phenolic, printing and routing 1/8" impact modified acrylic and attaching it via RF weld to phenolic
Size is 3" by 5" - quantity is 1000-10,000
If interested please call us 702-425-4381
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When you order from a distributor what is more important - free delivery or credit payment terms?
And could you live with 7 or 14 day credit?
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if you are interested in offering your products and services in New Zealand we are taking both articles and advertisements (very low cost) - contact us if interested.
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That patent is proof that the USPTO is off its rocker. It never should have been granted in the first place since many, many products of a similar type existed before the 2003 filing date.
If JT was going to blow the wad suing someone, why pick GSG of all companies? Pick someone bigger that you can actually win some decent financial reward from.
I predict that not only will JT lose and have to pay GSG for all their legal fees, but that their entire patent will be invalidated.
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I suspect the JT LED will lose a lot in respect to patent disputes overtime. Just my opinion but it seems they will lose focus of what their intent was - to provide N Glantz with a low cost LED solution to account for the expensive GE and Sloan products. Seems rather odd that N Glantz would use a product like JT LED which has used products not protected by IP or licenses...but that might just be me and my vast experience on these LED legal issues.
The world of LED lighting will continue to be very very litigious and I expect a lot of people will not be suprised as it shakes out.
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I don't know if it's me, but it almost seems like HO Fluorescent ballasts have gone a little up.
Neon components maybe, suppliers aren't stocking, only specially ordering them. Maybe it's time for these manufacturers to start thinking about "Buy Direct" if they want to sell. Plus, these components would be SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper buying direct than through a sign supplier.
Down here in New Zealand it is very common for an electrician to buy from a company and double the price to the end customer or for a supplier to double the price to a sign shop - our business has taken off down here versus GE because we sell direct and our prices are 1/5th of GE for same or better performance. Sometimes economic recessions change business practices!!! wow what a crazy idea - it has only happened countless times in the past. I think buying direct will become much more common.
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Halloween is around the corner - and its time we all get people from the industry together and have some scary moments...even like cross pollenating message boards!!!! agghhhh!!!
http://www.signweb.com/forum/general-message-board/scary-halloween-power-supply-sale
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What is the most common type of Metal Halide 400 Watt ballast/transformer that you use?
Do you have any recommendations positive or negative on particular ones?