LED Neon

How to choose and install a LED neon?

Better energy efficiency and a fairly long lifespan: several distinctive elements plead in favor of LED tubes, also called LED neon. As a replacement of conventional fluorescent tubes, they mobilize a range of assets that do not escape user appreciation. If you want to adopt this type of lighting, here How to choose your LED neon !

What is a LED neon or LED tube?

Inexpensive and very trendy today, LED neon is a industrial lighting revolutionary. It works according to the principle of electruminscence, generating a homogeneous and constant light over its entire length. It is a type of ecological lighting because no gas is introduced inside the tube. Its structure is designed in high quality recyclable material. This material gives the LED tube an excellent resistance to humidity and perfect thermal dissipation, in order to avoid it to blacken in the ends over time. LED neon is used outdoors and indoors without any problem. The LED neon tube provides gentle lighting above a worktop or shelf, light up a house entrance, a room or a garage ... indoors, the LED tubes are particularly popular for lighting of aquariums. With this New generation of LED neon tubes, old gas tubes generally used on the facades of buildings are now part of the past!

What are the advantages of LED neon tubes?

Beyond the Kyrielle of advantages recognized for LED technology, the main LED Neon Neon lies in the power concentration of their light beam to a specific direction. This is essentially what makes it an interesting source of lighting in production studios, shops, parking lots, warehouses and in all speakers not requiring lighting down and upstairs simultaneously. In addition, LED neon lights represent a light source very suitable for movement detectors because they light up immediately and go out just as much.

Please note, often confused with LED neon lights, fluorescent tubes use mercury vapor to work. The latter must also be connected to one or more electronic or ferromagnetic ballasts. You should know that the fluorescent tube is usually used for signs. THELED advantages are exceptional compared to these old lighting methods.

What lighting temperature for my LED tube?

Like all LED lights, LED neon also has an important characteristic: that of the color temperature expressed in Kelvin degree. It results from the heat level of the brightness produced. We distinguish warm white (pulling towards the orange), the neutral and the cold (often of bluish tone). If the LED neon lights have practically the same characterizations in terms of color temperatures, it should however be remembered that the coldest shades are those which best guarantee the advantages of the luminaire. Here are the codes LED neon lighting lighting colors :

- From 2,200 k to 3,200 k, the light produced is hot, with a white one that pulls on the yellow-orange. This temperature is ideal for aesthetic lighting in a restaurant room, in the hall of a hotel or to create a warm atmosphere in a living room.

- Between 3,200 k and 5,000 k, the light is neutral and perfect for the kitchen or the bathroom.

- Beyond 5,000 K, the light temperature of the light is cold, to ideally illuminate a showroom, an office, the places of passage in a house, the garage, or to highlight objects in a supermarket.

Which LED neon to choose?

T5 LED tube or T8 LED tube?

The base refers to the ends of the tubes which contain two pins. Unless you opt for specific equipment, we recommend that you avoid "special" crafts. THE The most common panties of LED tubes are the cheek G5 and the cheek G13 according to the following characteristics:

- T5 LED tubes : 16 mm in diameter, equipped with a G5 base, a spacing of 5 mm between the contact pins for a dimension (length) of 115 or 145 cm. On Silumen, you find T5 60cm LED tubes, T5 90cm LED neon lights, T5 120cm LED neon tubes and T5 150cm LED neon lights.

- T8 LED tubes : 26 mm in diameter, equipped with a G13 base, a 13 mm spacing between the contact spindles. In this category, in this category T8 60cm LED neon lights, LED neon 120cm neon lights and LED T8 150cm tubes.

These peculiarities are not only limited to the choice of pants and dimensions. Indeed, the T5 LED tubes have better light efficiency and a long service life (20,000 hours against 8,000 hours for T8 LED tubes). The T5 tube is also more the powerful and presents the largest light intensity. At equal power, it will consume much less than the T8 neon tube (120W against 144W). Logically, the T5 LED tube is sold more expensive on the market than the T8 LED tube.

The length of the LED tube

The spaces to be enlightened are all different, in particular at the volumes and activities carried out there. For this, Silumen offers you Different lengths of LED neon lights. Thanks to this diversity, you will find the best LED neon for your lighting project. THE 60 cm LED neon lights and the 90 cm LED tubes are generally used to light up kitchens or bathrooms. On the other hand, the 120 cm LED neon lights and the 150 cm LED neon lights are used more in an industrial or professional setting, in a factory, a warehouse, a parking lot or a store hall.

How to replace a fluorescent tube with a LED neon tube?

Your fluorescent tube luminaire can be replaced by a new generation of equivalent LED tube, providing a modification to the lighting system of the luminaire. If the fluorescent tube is equipped with a ferromagnetic ballast, the best in this case is to replace the starter first with a model suitable for LED tubes before changing the lighting.

But if the fluorescent tube is equipped with an electronic ballast, you just have to Install your replacement LED neon, whether at T5 or T8. You also have to choose your LED equipment in the LED 60cm LED range, 90cm LED neon lights, 120cm LED neon lights and 150cm LED tubes. For a resistant and efficient installation, you can install your LED neon in our T8 LED tubes strips. Your replaced fluorescent tubes can largely be recycled. What is to do is throw them in a collection point provided for this purpose. Be careful not to break them because they contain harmful to health, especially mercury vapor. To help you in this process, do not hesitate to consult our Guide to used LEDs.