| type="text/javascript"> | | | | LED stands for âlight emitting diode.â |
| As we know ,using LEDs to light a landscape has | | | | These diodes differ from traditional lights which must |
| become a viable and attractive option for many home | | | | require heat in order to produce light. Insteadly, LEDs |
| and business owners. In recent years, this technology | | | | rely on a chemical compound that, when introduced to |
| has become more affordable and like general | | | | electricity, experiences a reaction that results in the |
| landscape lighting, affords the opportunity to make a | | | | production of light. Due to the nature of the reaction, |
| property safer by providing key nighttime lighting, as | | | | less overall electricity is needed to provide the light, and |
| well as deterring would-be criminals. LEDs specifically | | | | LEDs are thus energy and cost-efficient. Less energy |
| offer some key advantages, however, in that they are | | | | is used, and LEDs also have a longer life span, typically |
| particularly bright and yet energy-efficient, are flexible | | | | devoid of some of the maintenance necessary in |
| enough to be used in a number of ways, and can | | | | other lighting options. The two main assortments of |
| achieve highly varying brightness levels depending on | | | | LED lights are LED bulbs and LED strips. Strips have |
| what a landscape area calls for. | | | | LEDs secured within a bar, with all aspects of the |
| | | | device within that apparatus. LED bulbs are individual |
| The Science and Design | | | | units that are securely mounted on a circuit board. |