The confusion takes root in the fact that all low voltage LED lighting products are not made equal.
PAR 38 LED dab5d63ck There is a multitude of sources for LED lights on the market, very little honest technical information is available on them and the price range is extremely wide. The abundance of products and the lack of precise information has incited us to write this article. This document is based on information that comes directly from the engineers and manufacturer of our product line and is complemented by our own experience with LED Lighting in the Marine Environment.
This article will try to spare you the physics behind the product while giving you enough information to carefully choose what product you should install on your vessel. I apologize to all the engineers who will not find this document complete and precise, but the objective is only to provide our fellow sailors with the basic knowledge necessary to make a smart decision when purchasing LEDs for their boat.
At first, it would appear to us that LEDs were made with a boat in mind. They have a great life expectancy, don't mind vibrations, give off much less heat than their incandescent or halogen counterparts and use a lot less energy - about a tenth of the wattage of a halogen - for a similar output. So, where is the problem you ask? Why don't they work on my boat?
Historically, it was simple.
A19 Light Bulb The color output was BAD! Nobody liked the dull, low-output blue color of the early LED's. Well, that has changed and LEDs now have a similar light output and color to that of low-wattage halogens we find on our boats.
The problem these days is different. The marine environment with its various power sources is very hostile towards electronic components, especially LED lights. Voltage variations that we witness on our yachts are the greatest enemy of LEDs. Being VERY SENSITIVE TO VOLTAGE VARIATIONS, MOST LEDs found on the market are NOT SUITABLE for use on our boats.
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