Are you looking for a simple LED pole lights retrofit guidelines if your HID bulbs is not dead and you want to shift to LED ?
Well, you board the right place, we offer our three universal lighting retrofit / llighting maintanance solutions and you will get some idea on how to retrofit your current pole lighting fixtures
LED pole lights retrofit kits is so wildly used in North America like parking lot, public or private sport field, school complex,church, shopping mall,car dealership, roadway lighting etc.
Because it saves as much as 75% energy in contrast with HID known as metal halide, high pressure sodium and mercury vapor lamps.
Many property owners are seeking for the right LED bulb replacement but has no simple LED pole lights retrofit guidelines out there
Or just hanging on before the a little higher cost of LED as they even have no idea that DLC standard or DLC premium listed LED pole lights retrofit including LED retrofit kits, LED retrofit lamps and LED corn bulb lamps can apply for the incentives or rebate from the local power companies.
For outdoor LED pole lights bulb replacement, there are so many options to choose in the market.
You might be hard to tell which one can suit your need.
Today i am gonna to give you some instructions as your decision-making guide to make purchase of the right LED pole lights retrofit if you want to keep the original fixture to save some money for installation.
There are several questions you need to consider before make purchase:
Q1: How many lumens or footcandle you need for the LED pole lights retrofit?
A1: a. For any end customer who don’t have much sense of lumens(=efficacy*watt) of foot candle(=lumens/ft²),
Here is a simple guide for the equivalency of LED and HID(metal halide, high pressure sodium and mercury vapor)
50W LED = 150W-200W HID
60W LED = 180W-250W HID
80W LED = 250W-320W HID
100W LED = 300W-400W HID
150W LED = 400W-600W HID
200W LED = 600W-800W HID
300W LED = 800W-1000W HID
400W LED =1000W-1500W HID
I emphasize lumens, not wattage as the dominant factor to consider, as the higher efficacy the led retrofit is, the lower the wattage to produce identical lumens.
e.g. 120W x 100lm/w = 100W x 120lm/w,
therefore you can see a higher lumen efficacy 100W bulbs consumes less power and save you more money compared with 120W bulbs here,
In other words, if comsuming the same electricity, the 100W can lit longer than 120W.
What’s more, here is some helpful information from Arapahoe County goverment about what makes a good outdoor lighting you might need to learn also.
b. For wholesaler,distributor, electricians, lighting consultants or contractors, you might use footcandle more commonly as messurement to see
if a recommended LED retrofit can meet illumination requirement of your specific pole lights retrofit project, since there are different footcandle level requirement for different job site.
Therefore, you need to ask for the photometric report or IES file from the supplier.
If possible, a Dialux simulation illumination report is neccessary to be conducted to see the estimate footcandle level to show your customer and convince them if your proposal can really reach their lighting level standard, then you get your business.
We can offer FREE dialux report for these customers who require, therefore, if you are a lighting distributor,electrician or electrical contractor, pls feel free to contact us.
Q2: After knowing how many watt you need, then which kind of LED pole lights retrofit suits best.
A: Here are some factors you need to take into account:
a. Retrofit kit/lamp size and dimensions if it is can be put into the old fixture
b. Beam angle. if it is suitable to use 120deg. or 360deg. and achieve the energy saving purpose.
c. Mounting options: do you need edison base screw in or other mounting bracket to hold onto the old fixtures.
Below are some LED pole lights retrofit solutions we have for different lighting applications, here we will have a brief introduction and list their pros and cons for your reference.
1. LED retrofit kits
Pros:
Wattage available from 45W-480W, 100-277VAC version and 200-480VAC version;
Mounting options: Edison mogul(E39) base mounting and bracket mounting;
Various application: shoebox, wall pack, floodlight,canopy light and street light etc. or any situation that spread light downward
Cons:
120deg. beam angle, not suitable for circular lighting spread.
2.LED retrofit lamp
Pros:
Watt available from 27W-115W, 100-277VAC version
Easy mounting: E26/E39 base mounting
Cons:
Limited application: for 400W HID replacement in wall pack, shoebox, canopy light,street light etc. that require downward lightbeam.
120deg. beam angle, not suitable for circular lighting spread.
3.LED corn lamp
Pros:
Wattage available from 10W-150W, 100-277VAC version
IP40 dustproof version and IP65 waterproof version
Easy mounting: E26/E39 base mounting
Suitable: Post top garden pole lighting, high bay lighting fixtures that require 360deg. circular indoor and outdoor lighting spread
Cons:
Not suitable for downward lighting, as there might be lots of lumen loss of one side of corn during reflection back and forth.
Hopefully, these led pole lights retrofit guidelines is helpful for you to to find the best led pole lights retrofit.
Therefore, if you still have any questions on how to select the right LED pole lights retrofit solutions or if you have better LED pole lights retrofit guidelines, you can leave us message online, we will respond you within 24hrs.