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Channel Letter Lighting ChoicesThere are different ways that you can light up your channel letter sign: neon, internal LEDs and external LEDs. Click on the "Neon", "Internal LED" and "External LED" tabs to the left to learn about these lighting options. There are two important indexes for judging the importance of various lamps in illuminating your sign: Color Rendering Index (CRI) and the light’s color, expressed as degrees Kelvin (K). In degrees Kelvin a lower number is a more “yellow/red” light, a higher number is a more “blue” light. Interestingly, the color of “daylight” varies from the equator to the poles. But it is generally accepted as about 6000K with a CRI of 100. A CRI of 100 is perfectly matching the sun’s effect on colors. In white neon the old standard has been that 6500K neon is best for lighting a sign face. It has a CRI of 65. The tri-phosphor “rare earth” neon Signs Manufacturing uses to illuminate digital graphics, translucent paint, translucent vinyl, and color transparencies has a CRI of almost 100. Unless you work for a very major corporation and have been paid to study this issue this information has not been readily available until now.
The left side of the picture is a sign lighted by Daylight HO fluorescent lamps, the right side with CW HO lamps. A thin black line has been placed where the two pictures are spliced together. Daylight HO lamps are 6000K with a CRI of 65. CW HO lamps are 4500K with a CRI of 50. Fluorescent lamps are actually just large pieces of neon! Our simple goal is to get a potential customer to notice your sign first; rather than look at someone else’s sign and never notice yours.
NIGHTTIME COMPARISON DAYTIME COMPARISON
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
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