The concept of LED Strips was introduced in 1960’s and now it is being used as household lighting and during Christmas for decoration.
LED lights are semi conductors and convert electric energy into light energy.They are not like incandescent bulbs – LED bulbs don’t have filaments and the light from the bulb comes from the movement of electrons in a semi conductor material.
Advantages of LED Lights
The price of semiconductor products have come down in recent times which makes LED lights to be affordable for use in offices, as street lights and in house hold lighting.One of the major advantage is that LED’s produce very less amount of heat and large amount of energy is used to produce electrical energy which in turn leads to less consumption of electricity.On an average it is being said that LED’s have a lifetime of 50,000 hours or more which is more than the normally used incandescent light.
The transformer LED Trafo 12 V used in LED Strip is of high quality which increases the efficiency of LED lamps.
You don’t have to worry for the durability of these lights as they a an outer case of thick plastic which cannot be broken easily as compared to incandescent lights.LED lights have non-toxic Mercury hence, disposing them is also not a big issue.They come in various colors, shapes and sizes.
If you are among those who like to have indoor plants then LED lights are just for you as it can be dimmed easily to encourage the growth of plants.
With LED lights you don’t have to worry about your electricity bills any more.Try decorating your home with LED lights this Christmas!