High-end playgrounds and trampolines are everywhere in the backyards of our neighborhood. I am amazed how much use these outdoor items get. While I never see kids playing football or hockey in the street anymore, these playgrounds and trampolines seem to be constantly in use.
Until it gets dark, that is. Once darkness sets in, the playgrounds and trampolines are quiet. Except at the house of Ned and Andrea Montague. Ned and Andrea installed wireless lighting for their playground and trampoline and it allows the kids to play well into dark. And they did it at a cost under $120.
Ned and Andrea installed two Mr. Beams LED Wireless Motion Sensor Spotlights on the top of their playground. The first Mr Beams LED Spotlight lights up their swings. The second lights up the stairs leading up to the fort. It also lights up the slide because the Mr. Beams LED Spotlight can be adjusted to light in any direction and is battery powered so it can be installed anywhere.
“We looked around for lighting solutions for our playground and trampoline. The kids wanted to stay out later and we wanted to encourage the outdoor activities.” Andrea told me. “Wiring lights to the playground was going to cost more than $1,800. Other battery-operated lights were not weatherproof. Once we found the Mr. Beams line of wireless LED lights we thought this could be the best solution to light our playground. And it is a great solution.”
With a third Mr. Beams Wireless LED Spotlight lighting up their trampoline, the Montags now have a well-lit playground and trampoline that the neighborhood kids can play on well after dark. For a cost of under $120 they provided lighting for their playground and trampoline by installing three Mr. Beams Wireless LED Spotlights available at www.mrbeams.com .
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Where Can You Buy Good LED Light Bulbs?
I had a meeting with a friend who is a sales manager for a company that we deal with. He is very technically savvy but when we talked about the state of LED light bulbs he was unaware of how far they have progressed into the retail market. Home Depot carries Philips LED light bulbs and the Lighting Science Group's Ecosmart LED light bulbs. Lowe's carries Sylvania LED light bulbs and Feit Electric LED light bulbs. The pricing is a little high but the return on investment from LED light bulbs can be just a few months if the light is on more than 8 hours per day. We know from our testing that the product quality is quite good. I think my friend probably falls into the same category as most people - who really browses the lighting section at these stores?
The bottom line is that LED lighting products like the Mr Beams LED lighting product line are finding their way into mass retail. 6 to 12 months ago, I was telling people that it would be 18 months before we started seeing quality LED lighting products hitting the shelves at the stores they shop. 2011 will be a breakthrough year for LED lighting. Expect to see 25W-equivalent LED light bubs selling for $19.99, up through 40W-equivalent LED lights selling for under $40.
Many people wonder how you compare the light output of LED light bulbs to the light output of incandescent bulbs and cfl / fluorescent bulbs. Some manufacturers use the term “equivalent to” or “compare to”. Watts are not a good indication because LED light bulbs and CFL / fluorescent bulbs use less watts to produce similar light. In theory, an LED bulb may need just 10W to produce the same amount of light as a 60W incandescent bulb. So when comparing light from an LED light source to light from an incandescent bulb or cfl / fluorescent, compare lumens instead. Lumens measure the total light output. A 60W incandescent bulb produces about 880 lumens. We have yet to find a LED bulb that produces 880 lumens, but we expect to see some in early 2012.
For comparison purposes, the Mr. Beams MB360 wireless Security Spotlight produces 140 lumens of light. While this is only the equivalent of a traditional 15W incandescent light bulb, this battery powered light is designed to provide efficient light where it is too expensive to hard wire (at a cost of $200 or more). 140 lumens – when focused properly – provides more than enough light to be a great lighting solution to light up playgrounds, basketball courts, driveways, dark pathways, dark garages and dark doorways.
More information is available at www.mrbeams.com
The bottom line is that LED lighting products like the Mr Beams LED lighting product line are finding their way into mass retail. 6 to 12 months ago, I was telling people that it would be 18 months before we started seeing quality LED lighting products hitting the shelves at the stores they shop. 2011 will be a breakthrough year for LED lighting. Expect to see 25W-equivalent LED light bubs selling for $19.99, up through 40W-equivalent LED lights selling for under $40.
Many people wonder how you compare the light output of LED light bulbs to the light output of incandescent bulbs and cfl / fluorescent bulbs. Some manufacturers use the term “equivalent to” or “compare to”. Watts are not a good indication because LED light bulbs and CFL / fluorescent bulbs use less watts to produce similar light. In theory, an LED bulb may need just 10W to produce the same amount of light as a 60W incandescent bulb. So when comparing light from an LED light source to light from an incandescent bulb or cfl / fluorescent, compare lumens instead. Lumens measure the total light output. A 60W incandescent bulb produces about 880 lumens. We have yet to find a LED bulb that produces 880 lumens, but we expect to see some in early 2012.
For comparison purposes, the Mr. Beams MB360 wireless Security Spotlight produces 140 lumens of light. While this is only the equivalent of a traditional 15W incandescent light bulb, this battery powered light is designed to provide efficient light where it is too expensive to hard wire (at a cost of $200 or more). 140 lumens – when focused properly – provides more than enough light to be a great lighting solution to light up playgrounds, basketball courts, driveways, dark pathways, dark garages and dark doorways.
More information is available at www.mrbeams.com
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