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BASIC S OF LED LIGHTING

What you should know before choosing your lights.

When you are looking to buy an LED light for your boat, it is more like buying a new TV or computer than “just a light”.
LED
LED fixtures include circuit boards and a host of technologies that enhance performance and ensure that they will
maintain that performance for many years. Here’s what you need to know before you buy:

Color Choice Color Consistency
LED lights are offered in a wide range of colors. Some fixtures even Now that you have chosen which color is right for you, make sure
offer multiple colors from the same fixture. Unlike older technologies that your manufacturer is able to consistently deliver products with
such as halogen and incandescent, LEDs can come in a range of matching colors from fixture to fixture. In LED manufacturing, there
different tones of white (as well as colors like red, blue or green). is a process called binning which is the process of separating LEDs
The shade of white you choose is important as it will have a major based on their characteristics and assigning them a specific bin code.
effect on how spaces feel - and how objects appear. This is called Proper binning ensures a high level of color consistency. For Imtra
“color temperature” which is a measurement in degrees Kelvin (K) products, we choose from very specific bins so we can be confident
that indicates the color hue of a specific type of white light source. that all the lights we deliver meet a rigid color consistency protocol.

Kelvin Scale 0.44 2700K 2600K
0.43 3000K 2900K
3200K
Daylight 8000K 0.42 8B 8C
3500K
7C BBL
Imtra Cool White 0.42 4000K 3700K 6C 7B
Sunlight 5600K (6400K) 0.40 4300K 6B 7D 8A 8D
0.39 4500K 5C 6D 7A
Binning CCv 0.38 5000K 4750K 5B 6A
Office Fluorescent 4000K Imtra Neutral White 0.37 5300K 4B 4C 5A 5D
Balanced Studio Lights 3200K (4000K) 0.36 3B 3D 3C 4A 4D
Incandescent 2800K Imtra Warm 0.35 3A
0.34
White
Candle Flame 1800K (2850K) 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.42 0.43 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.48 0.49
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Thermal Management Warranty & Reliability
While it is accurate that well-designed LED fixtures radiate no heat It is important to choose your LED manufacturer as carefully as you
into an illuminated space, it does not mean that heat is not generated choose your fixtures. Make sure that you understand what level of
within the fixture at all. A small amount of conducted heat is a support you can expect in case you have a problem. At Imtra, we
by-product of the process through which LEDs convert electrical proudly stand behind every product we sell. You can find detailed
energy into light. To achieve the high output and reliability desired information about our product warranties on page 63.
for marine LED fixtures, this heat must be moved away from the LED
through some sort of thermal management or heat-sinking within
the fixture. Each manufacturer does this in different ways, so be sure
to inquire how it is accomplished before you make a purchase.

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