LEDs create fluorescent-strip-light replacements

Low-watt Citizen LED light engines from Marl enable the creation of replacements for fluorescent strip lights and are said to offer over 25 per cent better efficiency and four-times-longer lifetimes.

An array of five of the chips matches the light output of a 1.2W fluorescent tube.

The highly flexible chip-style packaging for these Citizen devices lends itself to the creation of a range of lighting effects.

They can be mounted to form circles, squares or other shapes, as well as in linear arrays.

Like all LED lighting, the Citizen CL-824 series delivers directional illumination in a downward cone over a 120deg arc, eliminating wasted light.

Available from Marl, Citizen CL-824 series LEDs are ultra-compact high-efficiency devices in a robust chip-type packaging.

A linear array with certain chips can deliver a final efficiency of 74 lumens per watt - compared with around 56 lumens per watt from a typical fluorescent fitting.

Rated life for the LED chips is 40,000hrs, compared to 10,000hrs for a standard fluorescent tube.

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