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Convert T8 or T12 Fluorescent U-Bend Fixture to LED T8 U-Bend Fixture Video

Take the hassle out of converting your T8 or T12 fluorescent U-bend fixture to an energy saving LED T8 U-bend fixture with our helpful installation video guide and super easy to install kit that comes complete with everything you need to have a successful retrofit project! This video is a rather lengthy video but virtually…

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Buying cheap LED bulbs doesn’t always pay off – Video

Don’t make the same mistake as one of our customers. He bought on price from a popular online retailer that sold him the wrong LED MR16 lamps for his low voltage track lights. Was it the retailers fault? Not necessarily but they offered little to no help. The customer simply was not educated on what…

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Unequivocally, the most perfect LED MR-16 you can buy

We have all waited a long time for technology to catch up to our expectations of the perfect LED MR-16. The wait is over as the SORAA team took performances issues head on in their design and development of this bulb and conquered them all, we might add. Here are the top ten reasons why…

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Multifaceted Reflector Lamps or what we all call MR bulbs common codes

We get a lot of questions on what those strange three letter words mean that always seem to be designated to MR 16 light bulbs. You have seen ’em. They go something like this: EXN, BAB, FMW . . . So we decided to write-up a brief explanation to demystify these strange words and show…

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The “KISS” Method: Keep It Super Simple

Many of you are familiar with the “KISS” method? Keep it super simple (well, there is another version out there-the “keep it simple s—–“, but we won’t use that language here!) Sometimes simple is the best. One of our clients that does large trade shows in the fashion industry came to us with a dilemma….

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The Gauntlet Has Been Thrown Down: lumens versus watts

And, what does this mean to you (WDTMTY)? Or, more accurately, WDTMTM (what does this mean to me)? This article is an abbreviated version of the article called, “LED, Incandescents, CFL’s, Oh No!! (Or, Watt’s Up?). But first, I have to share with you what started that article to begin with. In a phone conversation…

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LED, Incandescents, CFL’s, Oh, No!! (Or, Watt’s Up??)

(Grab your cuppa coffee or tea and sit down with it as you dig in to this article…) So, ‘watt’s’ up with the new light bulb law coming into effect in January 2012 (which is named the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007)? Will incandescent light bulbs be outlawed? Will we be ‘forced’ to…

Going ‘green’ with your recessed lighting fixtures
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Going ‘green’ with your recessed lighting fixtures

Many buildings (residential, retail and commercial) have 6” recessed lighting fixtures in their hallways, restrooms, board rooms, lobbies, stairwells, etc., where down lighting fixtures were needed and installed. With the cost of electricity going up almost every 6 months, energy efficiency becomes a higher priority on everyone’s minds. We decided to weigh in with some…