LED Information:

Our LED lights have a lifetime of at least 50,000 hours, probably 80,000 hours and maybe 100,000 hours.  A big advantage of LED lights is that they will start at full brightness even in the cold.  The life and efficiency of LED lights increases in cold temperatures so these LED lamps are ideal for porches, wood sheds, garages and shops.  The life is not affected by the number of On Off cycles making these LED lights well suited to high intermittent use areas such as bathrooms, entrance ways, and pantries. LED is an acronym for Light Emitting Diode, this is a solid state device and so any orientation is acceptable.  Polarity doesn't matter for our 12 and 24 volt DC LED's. 

Some of our LED lights use large 1 watt  LED's.  Our LED lights use only the best quality LED's and will keep 90% of their brightness even after 50,000 hours of use..  Beware of less expensive LED lights, most 1 watt LED's will become dim with only 1000 to 2000 hours of use.  

The voltage range on the 12V DC and 24V DC LEDs is 10.5V to 14.5V DC and 22V to 29V DC respectively. The voltage range on our 120V AC and 220VAC LED lights is plus or minus 10%. Polarity does not matter with our LED lights. 12 volt and 24 volt LED lights must not be used on normal 120V or 240V house power.

Only use 12V AC LED lights for track lights if the mains supply is 120V AC and transformed to 12V AC (i.e. if the house or boat is connected to the grid or an inverter).  However the 12V DC LED  and 24 VDC LED lights can be used for track lighting if your system is a 12 or 24 volt battery system.

Compact Fluorescent Light Information:

When used with a battery system our compact fluorescent lights have a lifetime of up to 8000 hours and 8000 - 10000 On/Off cycles.  Our CFLs do not flicker when they start, any orientation is acceptable and wrong polarity will not harm the lamp.  However they will not operate unless the center pin is positive. Our CFLs have been tested and found to comply with Canada's as well as the USA's radio frequency interference standards. If the temperature is below normal room temperature compact fluorescent lights may be slow to start and take a few minutes to come to full brightness. The lights may not start below minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit). The battery voltage range for a 12V DC system should be between 10.5V and 14.5V DC and between 22V and 29V DC for a 24VDC system.

Fluorescent lamps work by exciting mercury which gives off ultra violet light.  This ultra violet light is changed to a colour that is visible to the human eye by the phosphors coating the tubes. Different phosphors are what make the light give the soft white colour or the daylight colour.  Because all fluorescent lights contain mercury, they must be disposed of properly. Consult the recycling department of your city hall, regional district or county.