Conventional tubelights have been around for what seems like “forever” providing affordable lighting for residential as well as commercial areas. Even with its several shortcomings such as flickering, choke going bad, etc. conventional tubelights a.k.a. fluorescent tubelights (FTL) gained widespread adoption due to its decent longevity and efficiency over incandescent bulbs. But just because something has been around “forever” doesn’t make it the best solution out there.

Today, we are going to explore the benefits of  LED Battens – a better, far more efficient and durable alternative to conventional tubes.

LED Battens have been around for some time but they haven’t gained the widespread adoption they should have, at least not yet. Today, we will be weighing in on several functional as well as aesthetical aspects of both conventional tubes and LED Battens to determine why it’s better (and more profitable) to move over tubelights and use their LED alternatives.

• Energy Consumption

One of the biggest concerns of running a household is the consumption of electricity (and its cost). Energy consumption or electricity use is a strong factor in deciding what kind of appliances or lighting one should use. A lot of people put a lot of emphasis on installing energy efficient ACs, geysers and refrigerators. But they fail to realize the potential savings of using LED Battens compared to conventional tubelights.

• Cost Saving ?

So from the above chart, it’s clearly evident that LED Batten saves over twice the cost of a tubelights and over five-times that of incandescent. It’s also important to realize that we got this saving from just one tube. If we were to use 5 LED Battens, the savings would go up to well above Rs 2000 per year.

That is definitely a huge number to trim off your energy bills. Just keep in mind – the higher the number of fixtures, the more the savings. You can start saving from day one just by making the right choice when it comes to lighting your home.

• Heat Production ?

Conventional tubelights tend to slowly lose their brightness over time and even end up burning some of its parts; the choke being the most common example. That is because tubelights – and even CFLs to some extent – generate nearly thrice the heat of an LED. So, apart from producing heat, conventional tubelights can also increase your cooling costs.

LED Battens, on the other hand, produce very less heat and are highly unlikely to burn out or pose a fire hazard. Once again, Orient LED Battens clearly trump conventional tubelights and CFLs in this category.

• Lifespan ?

Conventional tubelights and CFLs last for up to 6000-8000 hours, whereas Eastrong LED Battens have been tested to have a lifespan of well over 50,000 hours. So essentially, an Eastrong LED Batten can easily outlive the combined lifespan of at least 8-10 tubelights.

• Lighting Performance ?

LED Battens maintain their brightness levels throughout their lifespan. However, the same cannot be said for conventional tubelights. The quality of light from FTLs and CFLs have been found to degrade over time. As tubelights expire, their brightness levels decrease significantly to the point that they start flickering.

• Luminous Efficacy ?

By now, we have clearly established that Eastrong LED Battens hold a clear advantage on several fronts over other old and traditional lighting alternatives. Luminous efficacy is yet another important factor where Eastrong LED Battens clearly come out on top.

Luminous efficacy is the measure of the number of lumens a bulb produces per watt i.e. how much visible light is produced compared to the power consumed. If we compare LED Battens against traditional tubelights, we get the following results:

• 40W tubelight churns out approx. 1900 lumens for 36 watts
• 28W LED Batten easily produces over 3360 lumens for 28 watts

An LED Batten consumes less than half the power to match the light produced by a conventional tubelight. Need we say anything else?

Now that we’ve covered most of the points pertaining to the functionality and benefits of LED Battens compared to traditional tubelights, let’s compare these products in terms of their aesthetics.