LED RETROFIT
The LED retrofit can be an excellent option
to bring LED lighting to your home.
The retrofit
or retrofitting is the change made to the elements of a luminaire to use new
technologies and optimize it without completely modifying the original
structure, thus replacing some parts that can improve the performance of the
luminaire. Among the benefits of the LED retrofit is that you will obtain a
significant decrease in energy consumption, while still using all the
components of the luminaire that you have.
This article
is intended to introduce you to an option that can best fit your budget, to
renew your lighting. And decide what the most optimal solution for you to
incorporate LED technology in your home is? If it is to replace the luminaire
entirely or on the contrary if it is more convenient to apply the retrofit on
the luminaires to obtain new, more durable lighting and a significant reduction
in the electricity bill.
LED Retrofit in Indoor and Outdoor Spaces
In interior LED lighting, for commercial and office
areas, it is not recommended to use the retrofit since it does not take optimal
advantage of the capabilities of LED luminaires. This is also due to the type
of luminaires that are usually used to illuminate these spaces, such as, for
example, fluorescent LEDs - which would be replaced by LED tubes. The opening
angle of a LED tube is 120 °, while that of a traditional fluorescent tube is
360 ° and the luminaire of these are designed to take advantage of that 360 °
angle. It is thus wasting a feature that the luminaire offers.
While in
interior LED lighting in houses, the panorama is different, since only with the
exchange of the incandescent bulb, for an LED bulb that is compatible with the
the luminaire is more than enough to resort to the LED retrofit.
For its part
in outdoor LED lighting is quite good as long as the luminaire meets the
requirements to install the LED lamp, physical space, to incorporate a power
source and have excellent heat dissipation. Otherwise, it is not convenient to
use retrofit. In that case, you only have the option to change the complete
luminaire.
What Do I Need to Know to Readjust my
LED Lights?
The
the exponential growth of LED technology has brought with it the appearance of a
large number of manufacturers and suppliers. To purchase a product of this
technology, you must take into account some aspects to check its quality.
Look for
manufacturers that are recognized for their successful track record in LED
lighting, with innovative applications and that offer a wide variety of LED lamps, with different shapes,
durability, types of light, and luminous flux. Check the lifetime given by the
manufacturer and ask what kind of guarantee they offer. Identify the lumens
that the lamp delivers. Search the specifications if they are based on
alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC).
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