{"title":"How do LEDs work?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"category-description\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"\u003eLED: HOW LED'S WORK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eAn electrical current enters the lamp through the electrical contact at the base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe current is regulated by the LED driver to a suitable level for the LED chip.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe current passes through the Led chip.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe light is emitted when electrons combine with holes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eSecondary optics control and shape the light to produce the desired beam, spread and intensity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe heat sink dissipates any excess heat .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe first type of Led lights were used as indicators, like in signs, signals and indicator lights on electronic equipment. Indicators also have a low light output of about 1-7 lumens, and are very small in size, comparable to a matchstick. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eIlluminator LED’s are for general purpose lighting, they have a high light output, much larger than indicators, but they use a higher voltage \u0026amp; electrical current.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eSince LED’s are capable of generating only one wavelength of light, it can’t directly produce white light. White Light takes a mixture of different wavelengths to produce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe two ways that LED’s can produce light is color mixing the right combination of RBG (Red, Blue, Green) and a phosphor conversion ,  which creates a white light by taking a blue or near-ultraviolet LED and coating it with  a yellow or multichromatic phosphor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/3726\/3048\/collections\/apiiah2aq__38341.jpg?v=1778239993","url":"https:\/\/plumlighting.com\/collections\/lighting-resources-light-bulb-learning-center-led-light-bulbs-how-do-leds-work.oembed","provider":"Superior Lighting","version":"1.0","type":"link"}