What Is An LED?

Most of you probably don't have advanced degrees in chemistry, so I won't go into detail about the inner workings of a light-emitting diode.  The picture on the left is of 2 individual LEDs.  Basically, electricity is passed though a semiconductor, and the moving electrons emit photons, which we perceive as visible light.  This is great because there is no filament to heat up like in an incandescent bulb and there are also no gases to heat up such as in a fluorescent light.  This means that LEDs last MUCH longer than incandescent bulbs and fluorescent bulbs and a much better for the environment.  In fact, an LED light can last 22 years in your house!  Amazing, huh?

So, when you put a bunch of LEDs together, you get a bulb that looks like the picture on the right.  Some people think they are ugly, and you might at first, but they'll grow on you.  Personally, I think they look really modern and cool.  I have several in my home already and I absolutely love them.  They turn on instantly at the flick of a switch instead of taking forever to warm up like fluorescent bulbs.  And they have the nice soft color of an incandescent bulb (you have to admit, fluorescent light is ugly!) without all the extra heat.  You know you've burned your hand several times on an incandescent bulb!  The LED bulbs can be on for hours and you could still hold them in your hand because they really do not get hot.

That is what an LED is in a nutshell.  Check out all of our LED products at www.titanled.net.  If you're interested in any products, contact me at k.campbell@titanled.net.

The World of LEDs

Welcome to my new LED blog!  This blog is going to serve as an information portal to educate the masses on light-emitting diodes a.k.a. LEDs.  In case you haven't heard of them, LED lights are going to soon be the new standard in lighting.  Yes, one day all of the lights in your home or office will be LED.  In fact, the government has already set into motion laws calling for termination of the production of regular incandescent bulbs.  Some people are having a hard time with with as they feel the government is trying to control what they can and cannot buy.  In actuality, the government is taking a very big step to help our environment by drastically reducing our demands on electricity.

You see, LED lights use very little electricity and produce very little heat.  In fact, as one of the most prolific advances in energy efficient green technology, LED lighting is shown to have the potential to save billions of dollars in maintenance and energy costs, reduce carbon emissions by 28 to 40 million metric tons annually, and reduce spending on electricity by $265 billion over the next 20 years!  Not too shabby huh?

Europe, Canada and Australia have already outlawed the incandescent bulb and the US will soon follow, and it's a good thing.

And so, this blog will serve to educate and provide interesting facts and tidbits on LED lights.  I am an LED lighting consultant with Titan LED, and we produce top of the line LED bulbs with the most current and advanced technology available.  Our products can only be purchased through an authorized agent like myself.  You will see LED light bulbs sold for pretty cheap in such stores as Home Depot and Lowes, but unfortunately those bulbs aren't very technologically advanced and the failure rate is quite high.  In fact, a lot of them went on clearance so the stores could get rid of them because of high failure rates.  On the other hand, all of our products are solid state equipment and warrantied as well.

If you are passionate about the environment, love new technology or just like to read about cool things, then this is the blog for you!  Hopefully after following this blog, you too will realize the awesomeness of LED lights and start adopting them into your home or business!