I've got an interesting project I wanted to share with you guys, as I'm pretty impressed with the technology I'm seeing out there. We get calls every week now on a new company in China selling LED's and the American counterparts hocking them. Everything from HID replacements to Fluorescent Tube replacements.
Be careful, as there are tons of issues with that product out there. We won't put in anything that isn't backed by the manufacturer, so that eliminates most LED products right away. It's coming, but by all accounts, most of the product is not mature enough yet to be reliable on a large scale or in challenging environments.
We are dealing with a manufacturing facility that has around 300+ 250W HID fixtures mounted in a wash down sanitary environment. The lamps are horizontal, and the fixture is a Rig a Light, and it looks similar in nature to a gas station canopy light. All fixtures are sealed to the ceiling to prevent any moisture from getting on top of them to spur bacteria growth. (Food manufacturing)
info on induction
We are faced with either removing the entire fixture for this client, scraping the old sealant off of the stainless steel ceiling, replace the fixture with an energy efficient option, reseal around every fixture, etc. OR
we can retrofit them.
We were approached by a company that manufactures and backs induction lighting. They will take that fixture (Bought on their own dime), create a retrofit kit for it with an induction system, and re-UL certify the fixture against failure.
Why induction? Much higher CRI, and not as sensitive to cold. A 250 W HID lamp uses close to 290Watts with ballast, and the comparable induction will run about 120W. Running 24/6, that is a massive savings. They don't have to remove the fixtures. They remain in place, and we will be able to purchase retro kits to make a speedy upgrade. (Less downtime since they operate such long hours) Induction is also backed to last 100,000 thousand hours compared to the standard horizontal HID mount 10,000, so the customer saves big time on relamping cycles.
I'll be placing samples in a few weeks in the environment, and am looking forward to seeing results first hand. I'll grab pictures.
Has anyone dealt with induction yet? It's a bit pricey, but for 100k hours of operation, it's worth a look. LED in white only lasts about 50,000 hours, so it's hard to make a business case for it yet. By the way, it's Fulham backing the product.
they also make induction wallpacks, some high bay stuff I don't care for yet, and it appears that CFL replacements are on the way.
Be careful, as there are tons of issues with that product out there. We won't put in anything that isn't backed by the manufacturer, so that eliminates most LED products right away. It's coming, but by all accounts, most of the product is not mature enough yet to be reliable on a large scale or in challenging environments.
We are dealing with a manufacturing facility that has around 300+ 250W HID fixtures mounted in a wash down sanitary environment. The lamps are horizontal, and the fixture is a Rig a Light, and it looks similar in nature to a gas station canopy light. All fixtures are sealed to the ceiling to prevent any moisture from getting on top of them to spur bacteria growth. (Food manufacturing)
info on induction
We are faced with either removing the entire fixture for this client, scraping the old sealant off of the stainless steel ceiling, replace the fixture with an energy efficient option, reseal around every fixture, etc. OR
we can retrofit them.
We were approached by a company that manufactures and backs induction lighting. They will take that fixture (Bought on their own dime), create a retrofit kit for it with an induction system, and re-UL certify the fixture against failure.
Why induction? Much higher CRI, and not as sensitive to cold. A 250 W HID lamp uses close to 290Watts with ballast, and the comparable induction will run about 120W. Running 24/6, that is a massive savings. They don't have to remove the fixtures. They remain in place, and we will be able to purchase retro kits to make a speedy upgrade. (Less downtime since they operate such long hours) Induction is also backed to last 100,000 thousand hours compared to the standard horizontal HID mount 10,000, so the customer saves big time on relamping cycles.
I'll be placing samples in a few weeks in the environment, and am looking forward to seeing results first hand. I'll grab pictures.
Has anyone dealt with induction yet? It's a bit pricey, but for 100k hours of operation, it's worth a look. LED in white only lasts about 50,000 hours, so it's hard to make a business case for it yet. By the way, it's Fulham backing the product.
they also make induction wallpacks, some high bay stuff I don't care for yet, and it appears that CFL replacements are on the way.