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What does CRI mean and why is CRI important in LED lighting?

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Can’t tell the difference between the black and navy colored socks in your walk in closet? Could be that your current lighting source has a very low CRI!  Not all light is made equal; some light renders color better than others. Color Rendering Index (CRI) is the measurement of how colors look under a light source when compared with sunlight. The index is measured from 0-100, with a perfect 100 indicating that colors under the light source appear the same as they would under natural sunlight. This rating is also a measurement in the lighting industry to help discern naturalness, hue discrimination, vividness, preference, color naming accuracy, and color harmony. - Lights with a CRI that is measured greater than 80 are considered to be more than acceptable for most applications. - Lights with a CRI that is measured greater than  90 is generally considered “High CRI” lights. While all of our strips have 80+ CRI ratings, our  UltraBright™ High CRI Series  s...

The Basics of LED Lighting

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What are LED Bulbs and how do they work? LED  stands for  light emitting diode . LED lighting products produce light approximately 90% more efficiently than incandescent light bulbs. How do they work? An electrical current passes through a microchip, which illuminates the tiny light sources we call LEDs and the result is visible light. To prevent performance issues, the heat LEDs produce is absorbed into a heat sink. Lifetime of LED Bulbs The  useful life  of LED lighting products is defined differently than that of other light sources, such as incandescent or compact fluorescent lighting (CFL). LEDs typically do not “burn out” or fail. Instead, they experience ‘lumen depreciation’, wherein the brightness of the LED dims slowly over time. Unlike incandescent bulbs, LED “lifetime” is established on a prediction of when the light output decreases by 30 percent. How are LEDs Used in Lighting LEDs  are incorporated into bulbs and fixtures for general...