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Solarbrite™ LED Internal Lighting Technology for Channel Letters Recent advances in Light Emitting Diode (LED) technologies allow us to produce a channel letter sign using Red, White or Yellow LED’s that is brighter than neon, or uses less energy (but not both.) Blue, and Green LED technology has not advanced to the point that Red, White and Yellow technology has; they are not as useful in channel-letter signage applications. For Electronic Message Centers, however, LED is the hands-down winner vs. incandescent lighting. It is cheaper, lasts longer, and uses less energy. Many companies manufacture LED’s. There are over 5,000 varied LED’s available, and they vary greatly as to brightness, lux, light-dispersal (viewing) angle, useful lifetime, and lifetime. Some are very cheap, some are quite expensive, but all cost more than neon for equal illumination. Signs Manufacturing only uses Solarbrite™ LED’s that are rated to retain 80% of their brightness for 60,000+ hours. These are the most expensive, but highest value, LED’s. Our selection of LED’s is what makes our signs brighter, and last longer. As an example, a White Solarbrite™ LED is 280 lux, compared to our BrighterSigns™ neon's 235 lux, or standard neon's 140 lux. Of course a single LED is much smaller than the smallest piece of neon, so many of them are necessary to light an object uniformly. A Solarbrite™ LED incorporates a new kind of chip, different from all other LED's. Signs Manufacturing is an industry leader in the implementation of new technology in advertising. Solarbrite™ LED’s utilize military specification coatings on the circuit boards the LED’s are attached to, preventing corrosion and electrical problems. Like neon, LED’s are also affected by voltage. For instance, an LED will also burn nearly 100% brighter if you double the power feeding it. The LED will last about 1/6 as long, however, making this alternative quite expensive in total cost. We power our Solarbrite™ LED’s properly The Advantages of LED’s vs. Neon If a sign has red, white or yellow faces our Solarbrite™LED lighted signs can be brighter than ANY neon lighted sign by adding MANY LED lights. In manufacturing very small letters, we can light them with LED’s even when they are too small to light with neon. LED transformers, because they are low-voltage output, do not need ground-fault protection; their voltage is not dangerous. Their warranty is one year. LED lighted signs ship to distant locations with less damage than neon lighted signs. They require less crating. also. This is the major reason "sign companies" that buy their signs from the actual manufacturers push LEDs. But, the reason for selecting a light source should not be what's best for the sign company! The Disadvantages of LED’s vs. Neon Think of LED’s as very small, individual, lights. There is no standard for spacing them horizontally and vertically in the varying width and shape of a channel letter. Illumination results (brightness and evenness of lighting) are determined by the experience level of the sign company and their willingness to place illumination results ahead of personal profits. Results vary. LED’s begin getting dimmer as soon as they are powered up. In approximately 2 to 15 years, depending on their quality, they are too dim to be useful as a sign. Unlike neon which will burn more brightly for a short while, then dim to an even glow for many years, when LED’s are replaced they continue to burn much brighter than all of the LED’s around them. Also, it is not possible to color match new LED’s and old LED’s. And, because LED technology is advancing so rapidly, exact replacement LED’s are unavailable after only a year or so. Therefore, plan to replace all of the LED’s when only a few have burned out so that your sign does not light unevenly and off-color, giving your potential customers a bad impression of your business. Many LED light-string components are wired in series, so that many of the LED’s go out when one LED fails. Signs Manufacturing’s Solarbrite™ LED signs do not do them, however. Prior to the introduction of Solarbrite™ LED’s the United States Department of Energy (DOE) has studied LED's and states that while LED's are generally far superior to incandescent lights their efficacy does not approach fluorescent lamps and neon. With the single exception of Solarbrite™ LED’s this remains true. There is a significantly higher "parts count" in a LED lighted channel letter sign. More parts to fail. Click our "Energy Savings" tab one page up to view a comparison of operating costs and number of components so you can make an informed decision.
NIGHTTIME COMPARISON DAYTIME COMPARISON Everything Lighted Everything Lighted Only LetterLites™ Lighted
Comparison of: A LetterLites™ Channel Letter "H" EnergyStar Sign A "S" exposed double-stroke red neon channel letter A "I" internally LED lighted white channel letter with red vinyl graphics A "G" Day/Night Black/White channel letter A "N" blue acrylic internally lighted channel letter with a backplate Differences Sell. Light Sells.
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214-339-2227
254-582-7446
817-861-1234
903-561-5959
940-365-3433
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