April 2018 - Bright Ideas from LED Hut

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Are LED lights safe in enclosed fixtures?

April 17, 2018

A 9W LED bulb in an enclosed fixture burns with a surface temperature of around 49C. Competitor higher Wattage CFL bulbs burn at a surface temperature of around 89C, and equivalent Halogen bulbs require an even higher Wattage and give off 137C. To put this into context, your hand will withstand 55C-60C. This makes heatsink LED lights the optimum...

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Lumen to Watt chart

Insider Tips

April 16, 2018

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Switched On: An in-depth look at street lights within communities

Industry News, Trade

April 13, 2018

Street lights have been paving the way for pedestrians in some form since the fourth century. They’ve changed drastically over the years, as you’d expect, today switching to highly efficient LED street lights that are set to sav...

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