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Lighting Options
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Good
lighting is an integral part
of our name
boards. We
want the lighting effect to be
complimentary if not focal at
night, with the lighting components
being otherwise invisible. We
currently feature fiber optic
or LED lighting in
our Yacht Insignia™ products.
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Light
Source Comparison
(a comparison
of our fiber optic and LED lighting,
as relevant to our products)
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Fiber
Optics |
LEDs |
Light
Presentation |
Smooth and
continuous
(well diffused) |
Spaced
(spots typically visible)
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White
Light |
Cool or warm
white
(can vary with illuminator
lamp) |
Cool white |
Color
Options
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Yes, with
color wheels |
Yes, choice
of LED color |
Color
Changes |
Yes, with
color wheels |
No |
Installation |
Numerous fiber
cables run to light source |
Numerous wire
pairs run to power source |
Maintenance |
Illuminator
lamp replacements |
None |
Heat
Output |
None in fiber
(within letters)
significant from illuminators |
Minimal (within
letters) |
Intensity
Drop |
Slow and typically
imperceptible;
Corrects with lamp replacement |
Sooner and
perceptible;
Correction requires refurbishing |
Component
Life* |
5 to 10 years |
2 to 3 years |
Initial
Cost |
Higher |
Lower |
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* In LEDs,
this factor depends on the amount of use.
Though LEDs are often
marketed as having life spans of up to 100,000
hours, in reality this is overly optimistic,
especially from generic imports. LEDs
come in various qualities and
configurations, and the systems that feed
them impact their useful life as well.
Whether they emit light for a long time
is not really the issue. The real issue
is their useful brightness as
they age.
We are estimating
figures for relative comparison
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