| There can be no question about it the light bulb is | | | | other advantage is that if one led fails in the |
| one of the greatest inventions that man has | | | | cluster the rest continue to work, thus giving and |
| made. Since it's first appearance it has been | | | | obvious health and safety benefit. |
| improved in many ways, first by the introduction | | | | Another application for led bulbs is within the |
| of fluorescent light bulbs, then by the appearance | | | | Christmas decoration industry. Because LED bulbs |
| of halogen bulbs and next by the arrival of energy | | | | use so much less power than traditional Christmas |
| saving bulbs. The latest incarnation to arrive on | | | | lights they can be powered from a simple battery |
| the scene is the LED light bulb. These bulbs are | | | | pack rather than have the need for a |
| approximately 35 time more efficient than an | | | | transformer and electricity supply to light your |
| incandescent bulb and about 10 times more | | | | exterior Christmas lights. Another advantage is |
| energy efficient than a fluorescent lamp. They | | | | seen with interior Christmas tree lights. Because |
| come in many different colours as standard and | | | | LED bulbs run much cooler that incandescent |
| can easily create a completely different mood in | | | | lamps they are a much safer option when lighting |
| your home, depending on the color chosen. | | | | your indoor tree, far less chance of a fire with |
| An LED (Light Emitting Diode) is a form of | | | | less heat. |
| semiconductor device that emits light when an | | | | A less obvious application for LED bulbs is in the |
| electrical charge is placed across it. The type of | | | | vintage automobile industry. If the original bulbs |
| light that emanates from the semiconductor | | | | are replaced with super efficient LED equivalents |
| depends upon the composition of the | | | | there is much less drain on the vintage car's |
| encapsulating material and can vary from ultra | | | | electrical system. This reduces the strain on an |
| violet to infrared. There are many advantages of | | | | already over tired charging system and there is |
| using LED bulbs over the standard incandescent | | | | much less chance of a catastrophic failure of the |
| bulbs. The main advantage is the energy | | | | antique electrical system. There is an added |
| efficiency aspect. An LED bulb is brighter than a | | | | advantage that headlights do not go dim when |
| standard bulb and generates much less heat for | | | | stationary and not revving the engine as they |
| the amount of light output. They use only about | | | | need much less power to remain bright. |
| 10% of the energy used by a standard bulb and | | | | All in all LED bulbs are a fantastic replacement for |
| come in many colours as standard. | | | | more traditional forms of light bulb and they will |
| The most widely used application of LED bulbs is | | | | continue to gain popularity over the coming years. |
| in the automotive industry. A cluster of LEDs in | | | | Who knows, one day Edison's original incandescent |
| place of a bulb are brighter and more reliable than | | | | invention may be a dim memory. |
| a single bulb whilst using much less electricity. The | | | | |