All About Under Water Lighting

Under Water Lighting:

Under water lighting is another type of lighting which is mainly used either  for decoration purposes,  or for underwater explorations and related tasks.  In swimming pools,  which are very deep,  provisions are made for under water lights for the safety of the swimmers. Read more

Everything You Need To Know About Halogen Track Lighting

Halogen Track Lighting:

Track lighting is a method of making long continuous chains of lights.  In this method, Light devices or fixtures are attached to a long track device.  This track device should be continuous.  All the lights which are joined to the continuous track device are connected to each other and to the source through a conductor (usually wires).  Hence from this method,  Many lights can be connected together and lighted from the same source or power supply,  instead of lighting each light separately. Read more

Decorating Your Home With Table Lamps

Table Lamps

Table Lamps have been in use since time immemorial.  In the ancient times, they were used with candles,  with pretty overheads so that your walls were lit up with beautiful shapes.  Since the invention of the bulb,  lamps have become so commonplace;  they are used all over the place,  in every home. Read more

What Are Led Lamps?

LED Lamp:

LED lamps are the new generation lamps which have LED’s or Light emitting Diodes as their light source instead of any gas or electrical filaments.  These Lamps make use of the concept of Solid state Lightning, and hence fall into one of the categories of Solid State lightning Lamps. Read more

What You Need To Know About Landscape Lighting

Landscape Lighting:

Landscape lighting Is more used for decoration and aesthetic purposes than for the sole purpose of Lighting.  Since its main use is in decoration,  a lot of care and importance should be given while selecting the color,  design and the position of such Landscape fixtures,  while decorating.

For example: While decorating a garden,  the colors and the design should blend in with the aura of the garden.  That is, For decorating the plants and leaves, appropriate colored lights should be chosen,  which should be bright in color resembling the color of the flowers and for decorating the Garden gates and walls, other colored lights,  which are not as bright can be selected.

Other light sources,  Like other LED lights,  etc.  should be kept dim and their brightness should be minimal so that they remain in accordance with the landscape lighting.  The main reason for keeping other light sources dim is that they should not cause light pollution or glare, and also the beauty of the landscape lighting remains maintained.

Near the cooking and Eating areas,  fancy candles can be used for decoration.  Other small temporary means of lights like small lamps and shades,  small candles,  etc.  can also be used.

Using deep blue light for decorating the Pool,  water fountain may also look neat and creative.  The light level indoors should not be the same as the level outdoors, in order to observe the real beauty of Landscape lighting.  The light levels should be varying.  Indoors,  it could be dim,  while outdoors,  it could be made bright,  or vice versa,  according to our needs.

The landscape lighting sources should be kept obscure from the visitors and must be kept near ground levels,  for the purpose of safety of the people.

Many such small lights, placed and decorated beautifully near yards or gardens can really create a warm,  flamboyant and inviting atmosphere.

Solar lighting or low voltage lighting are easily available in the market and are not very expensive.  These can be easily purchased and installed.  Where as the exterior lightnings,  which gets powered by the household current itself,  are very expensive to purchase and install and consume a lot of electricity.

But, whether you use exterior lights or low voltage lights,  you also have to purchase the wires, accessories and other lighting tools and fixtures for the purpose of establishing a lighting circuit outdoors.  And you must decorate and fix the light outdoors in presence of a professional,  experienced and qualified lighting installer,  and must follow all the general safety norms especially if you want to power the lights through the household electric current.

What are Bayonet Bulbs?

Bayonet Bulbs:

Bayonet bulbs are one of the greatest of modern inventions.  They are the latest bulbs designed these days which provide a new range of electricity saving products and that too at a lower price.  These bulbs are dimmable and help to save a lot of electricity.  Since these bulbs are fluorescent in nature,  they provide very bright light by consuming very less electricity. Read more

What Is an Energy Saving Bulb?

Energy Saving Bulbs:

Those bulbs which provide the same amount of luminosity as other normal bulbs provide,  but use lesser electricity for the same are termed as Energy saving bulbs.  These bulbs may be costlier than the normal bulbs,  but in the long run,  they are very cheap as compared to ordinary bulbs , as they save a lot of electricity as well have a long life and duration. Read more

What Is a Head Lamp?

Head Lamp:

A head Light or Head lamp is a lamp which is usually attached to the front of a vehicle, such as a car,  a bus,  a bike, etc. Its main purpose is,  to provide light in front of the vehicle during night time,  or during those times when it is dark and the visibility is very low.  During night time,  or dark conditions the headlight or head lamp of a car illuminates the road ahead and helps the driver to see ahead,  thereby reducing the risk of any possible accidents. Read more

What Is a Lamp Post?

Lamp Post:

A lamp post is a source of light which is at the edges or corners of roads.  Its meant for providing lights to the general public at night time.  It is on a raised platform,  like a post or pillar,  so as to maximize the area lighted by it. Read more

What Is a Electric Ballast Used For ?

Electric Ballast:

An Electric ballast is an electronic device whose main purpose is to limit the amount of current flowing through an electric circuit.  Hence it is also called as a control Gear for electric circuits. Read more

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