LED Illuminated Signs: House addresses may be difficult to read from a street. Nearly everyone has
experienced the difficulty and annoyance of trying to find a particular address
when house addresses were not readily visible. This is especially relevant
where houses may be set far back from a road or where addresses may be hidden behind
bushes or the like.
While this is only an annoyance in many situations, it can be dangerous and possibly
life-threatening in an emergency situation. If a rescue vehicle has difficulty
finding a particular house, valuable time may be lost while the vehicle searches
for the house.
Therefore, there is a need for an illuminated house address sign that
can be easily seen from the street.
Our site contains several examples of house address signs that are illuminated
in order to be more easily seen.
LED Lighting: The LED (Light Emitting Diode) light bulb is actually a cluster of individual LED units. Many of these produce white light but others generate light of other wavelengths. The exact combination yields the desired light tone.
LED lighting falls into the SSL lighting category (Solid State Lighting). This simply means that the light seen is emitted from a solid object, rather than a vacuum or a gas.
The Specific Benefits of LED Light: Energy efficiency – LED light bulbs burn very cool, while incandescent bulbs emit 98 per cent of their energy as heat! Much more bang for the buck.
Long life – LED lights can last from 50,000 to 100,000 hours. Incandescent light bulbs typically last around 1,000 hours and fluorescents are good for roughly 10,000 hours.
Rugged durability – LED lights have no fragile filament to contend with, and no fragile tube. They are resistant to heat, cold, and shock.
Lumens per watt – While manufacturers are still finding new ways to increase this ratio, Cree Inc. has been able to produce an LED bulb that generates 131 lumens/watt. This is research, though. Today's available LEDs are the same as compact florescent bulbs, averaging around 55. Incandescent bulbs wander sadly in at about 15.
