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(NU) - Driving through neighborhoods this holiday sea- son, you may have noticed that some holiday lights are brighter and more vividly colored than others. According to the Ameri- can Lighting Association (ALA), the reason for the added bril- liance is that more and more homeowners are opting to deco- rate with LED lights instead of the traditional incandescent type. “Incandescent bulbs have been used for decorating holiday trees since 1882, shortly after (Thomas)Edison invented and demonstrated his first practical incandescent bulbs on New Year’s Eve in 1879,” says Terry McGowan, ALA director of technology. “Now, more than a century later, incandescent holi- day lights are being phased out as LED bulbs appear in a multi- tude of types, colors, sizes and string configurations.” Compared to strings of incan- descent bulbs, LEDs offer: • Longer bulb life (3-year warranties; average life up to 100,000 hours) • Energy savings (16-17 watts of savings for a 25-foot light string) -- a reduction of more than 75 percent • Bright colors -- LEDs gen- erate only the desired color; in- candescent bulbs use color filters which waste light • Cool operation -- LEDs have no hot filament inside; bulbs remain cool What’s New This Year? • Miniature Light Strings. LEDs are small and can be fabri- cated into tiny dots of light. Amer- ican Lighting Inc. (www.Ameri- canlighting.com) calls these “dew drop” lights. Strings of these tiny cool-operating lights can be used to decorate foliage, live plants or a floral centerpiece. The light strings are made in various colors and operate at low voltage, and some strings are designed for bat- tery operation so that no power cords are required. • Tree wrapping. Strings of lights closely wrapped around the base of deciduous trees and then up into the branches give a festive look to even small trees or shrubs. The secret is to use strings of lights with 6 inches or less between bulbs, which can be wrapped around the trunk and limbs with no more than 3inches between the lay- ers of wrapped wiring. • Magnetic sockets. Sockets designed to be used with standard screw-in incandescent or LED bulbs are available with built-in magnets that hold tightly to any ferrous metal. A narrow metal backing strip can be used to quickly mount lights in a straight line, making installation, take- down or spacing adjustments easy. The magnets keep the lights in line and hold tightly in all weather conditions. For more LED lighting tips, visit americanlightingassoc.com. Brighten Your Holidays With LED Lights HOLIDAYS NewsUSA Holiday light sockets with magnets are quick and easy to mount onto metal strips. American Lighting, Inc./NewsUSA
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(NU) - Driving throughneighborhoods this holiday sea-son, you may have noticed thatsome holiday lights are brighterand more vividly colored thanothers. According to the Ameri-can Lighting Association (ALA),the reason for the added bril-liance is that more and morehomeowners are opting to deco-rate with LED lights instead ofthe traditional incandescent type.

“Incandescent bulbs havebeen used for decorating holidaytrees since 1882, shortly after(Thomas)Edison invented anddemonstrated his first practicalincandescent bulbs on NewYear’s Eve in 1879,” says TerryMcGowan, ALA director oftechnology. “Now, more than acentury later, incandescent holi-day lights are being phased outas LED bulbs appear in a multi-tude of types, colors, sizes andstring configurations.”

Compared to strings of incan-descent bulbs, LEDs offer:

• Longer bulb life (3-yearwarranties; average life up to100,000 hours)

• Energy savings (16-17 wattsof savings for a 25-foot lightstring) -- a reduction of more than75 percent

• Bright colors -- LEDs gen-erate only the desired color; in-candescent bulbs use color filterswhich waste light

• Cool operation -- LEDshave no hot filament inside;bulbs remain cool

What’s New This Year?• Miniature Light Strings.

LEDs are small and can be fabri-cated into tiny dots of light. Amer-ican Lighting Inc. (www.Ameri-canlighting.com) calls these “dewdrop” lights. Strings of these tinycool-operating lights can be usedto decorate foliage, live plants or

a floral centerpiece. The lightstrings are made in various colorsand operate at low voltage, andsome strings are designed for bat-tery operation so that no powercords are required.

• Tree wrapping. Strings oflights closely wrapped around thebase of deciduous trees and thenup into the branches give a festivelook to even small trees or shrubs.The secret is to use strings of lightswith 6 inches or less betweenbulbs, which can be wrappedaround the trunk and limbs with nomore than 3inches between the lay-ers of wrapped wiring.

• Magnetic sockets. Socketsdesigned to be used with standardscrew-in incandescent or LEDbulbs are available with built-inmagnets that hold tightly to anyferrous metal. A narrow metalbacking strip can be used toquickly mount lights in a straightline, making installation, take-down or spacing adjustmentseasy. The magnets keep the lightsin line and hold tightly in allweather conditions.

For more LED lighting tips,visit americanlightingassoc.com.

Brighten Your HolidaysWith LED Lights

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NewsUSA

Holiday light sockets withmagnets are quick and easyto mount onto metal strips.

American Lighting, Inc./NewsUSA

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