LED Cove Lights
Because LED cove light is by nature highly decorative, the quality of that light has to be excellent to contribute the necessary ambient warmth that is expected of high-end linear cove lighting. It also has to emit sufficient lumens output to effectively compliment general room lighting and create a noticeable improvement in the aesthetic of interior architecture.
Is LED really an improvement in quality over previous types of cove lights?
When we talk about quality, we really have to take a step back and think about what type of quality we are discussing. Do we mean the amount of light in the room? Do we mean energy savings? Do we mean color rendering or color temperature? (LED comparison chart) All of these variables are part of the lighting designer’s formula and have to be weighed in value in terms of the environmental needs of the residence, company, or building.
- Cold cathode and fluorescent lamps that tend to produce the brightest light.
- Incandescent lights known for their golden hue
- Xenon lights used for high-quality lighting with a distinctively white color to their luminance
How does LED Cove light compare to these other light sources?
The more recent generations of LED cove lighting fixtures have become increasingly capable of operating at color temperatures comparable to incandescent. Since this was the world’s first and only light source for most of the 20th century, the warmth of incandescent set a subconscious standard for lighting quality that all other forms of light still have to live up to.
While many LEDs now have competitively warm color temperatures, only Phantom LED custom cove lights can equal both the warmth and ambience of incandescent lights and the brightness of xenon lamps. The added advantage they offer in addition to their decorative aspect is an energy savings and heat reduction capacity even lower than that of fluorescents.
How do you describe the quality of phantom LED cove light?
Our quality for cove lighting construction is renowned throughout the commercial and custom home interior design industry as being characterized by warmth, mood, and ambience. Our color temperatures range from the very warm 2700K, which is almost identical to incandescent, to the ultra-cool, contemporary 5000K.
You do not have to buy new cove lighting fixtures to use these lamps. You can simply buy the lamps and retrofit them to your existing strip lights. They are engineered to run on either 12V or 24V magnetic transformers. Because our festoons consume only 1/3 the energy of any other type of lamp, there is no need to rewire your transformer to increase amperage.
How are Phantom LED cove lights engineered differently?
This is possible due to the unique design of our festoon lamps. Unlike the majority of our competitors, we do not use 5mm “toppled” LEDs. That type of arrangement never results in any more than 10 lumens of light output. The average for such lamps is actually only 5-7.
Contrast that with Phantom LED linear cove lights, which have always output over 40 lumens per festoon. Our original design, which has since been improved upon, was the first of its kind to match LED light output to traditional sources.
This original Phantom LED festoon lamp design consisted of 3 LEDs that operated at a total combined wattage of 1.7 watts. We have since doubled the number of LEDs per lamp and simultaneously cut the wattage to only .6 watts. This eliminates all but very trace amounts of forward throw heat and makes our cove lights the coolest burning of their kind on the market.
Are there any drawbacks to LED cove light?
When they are dimmed, they maintain the same color temperature. Incandescent becomes more golden when you dim it. This is the only minor drawback and seldom poses an issue in most of the decorative environments our products work in.
Contact us now Toll-Free at 1-800-863-1184. Speak to a representative today about specific strip lighting series and the many aesthetic and practical benefits that led light bulbs add to LED cove lighting and display cabinet lighting applications on all levels of function and form.
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