Lamps and lanterns have become an important part of home decoration, and now downlights have become the necessary type of lamps and lanterns. It can maintain the overall unity and perfection of architectural decoration and will not destroy the perfect unity of ceiling art. Downlight does not occupy space and can increase the soft atmosphere of the space, so how to choose LED downlight?

How to choose LED downlight

LED downlight is a product improved and developed on the basis of traditional downlight by using new LED lighting source. Compared with traditional downlight, it has the following advantages: energy saving, low carbon, long life, good color rendering and fast response. The design of LED downlight is more beautiful and lightweight. When installed, it can maintain the overall unity and perfection of the building decoration. The light source is hidden inside the building decoration, the light source is not exposed, and there is no glare. The human visual effect is soft and uniform.

Common downlight sizes include 2 inches, 2.5 inches, 3 inches, 3.5 inches, 4 inches, 5 inches, 6 inches, 7 inches, and 10 inches. When selecting the size of the downlight, it is necessary to consider its different installation methods. For the surface downlight installed directly without opening, 2.5 inches, 3 inches, 4 inches, 5 inches, and 6 inches can be selected. For the vertical downlight, 2 inches, 2.5 inches, 3 inches, 4 inches, 5 inches, and 6 inches can be selected, There are 4 inches, 5 inches, 6 inches and 8 inches for horizontal downlights.

The distance between downlights should be flexibly arranged according to the indoor conditions and the total length. As long as it is determined that when it is on the same side, it is necessary to install several downlights and distribute them evenly according to the length, and then reserve appropriate space according to the specifications of the downlights. If it is not considered carefully, it is impossible to install the downlights without reservation. As for the power of down lamp, the appropriate power shall be selected according to the space size and the light source adequacy. The appropriate distance is between 1 meter and 2 meters, or even more.

Advantages of LED downlight

Energy saving: the energy consumption of white LED is only 1/10 of that of incandescent lamp and 2/5 of that of energy-saving lamp;

Longevity: The theoretical life of LED can exceed 100000 hours, which is once and for all for ordinary household lighting;

It can work at high speed: if the energy-saving lamp is frequently started or turned off, the filament will turn black and damage quickly;

Convenient transportation: solid state packaging, belonging to the type of cold light source. Therefore, it is very convenient for transportation and installation, and can be installed in any miniature and closed equipment without fear of vibration;

Environmental protection: It does not contain mercury (Hg) and other substances harmful to the environment, and will not cause damage to the environment. The assembly parts of LED lamps can be easily disassembled and disassembled. They can be recycled by others without being recycled by the manufacturer. LED does not contain infrared and ultraviolet light, so it does not attract insects;

Fast response: LED response is fast, which completely eliminates the disadvantage of long lighting process of traditional high-pressure sodium lamp.