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By: Stewart Catso
Web site: http://www.lamps-n-lighting.com
Wireless lighting technology now available for
the marine market. MarineLED™ LLC is pleased
to announce the opening of their e-commerce website
at www.marineled.com. Based in the Seattle area,
MarineLED LLC was founded in January, 2003 by
a group of boating enthusiasts who realized the
dramatic potential for light emitting diode (LED)
lighting for vessels of all types and sizes. MarineLED
is committed to working with its suppliers and
partners to bring this cutting-edge technology
to their valued clients.
MarineLED puts a new spin on marketing wireless
lighting technology by specializing in only filament-free
lighting. Using fragile, incandescent bulbs in
the marine environment can now take its place
in the history books as a thing of the past. With
a life span of nearly 100,000 hours (over 10 years
continuous running), an epoxy-sealed housing,
and a 90% efficiency rating, LED lighting represents
the perfect lighting system for the harsh marine
environment.
Following the resounding success of local Seattle-area
market testing, MarineLED began rapid nationwide
expansion in mid-2003, and has established itself
as the first supplier of marine-specific LED lighting
on the popular auction site, eBay®.
"Until fairly recently, marine lighting
was based on the conventional light bulb invented
in 1879, using a hot filament to produce light,"
said Nicholas Blenkush, President of MarineLED
LLC. "Solid state LED lighting technology
has recently become widespread in the transportation
industry on commercial trucks, mass-transit, and
city signal lights. The marine industry is the
next logical step in this lighting evolution"
Of special interest to the powerboat- and sailboat-cruising
community is the significantly lower power draw
and extremely long life of these products compared
to incandescent lights - critical needs when the
only power supply available is that which is self-contained
upon the vessel, and replacement lighting is impractical
while underway.
"Boats of all varieties are inherently hard
on lights - with vibration, corrosive moisture,
and temperature extremes," Blenkush continued.
"In addition, boats must contain their own
power supply while at sea. About eighty percent
of the power produced for filament-based lighting
is wasted as heat. LED lighting is a quantum leap
forward in addressing these problems with a robust,
extremely efficient, and safe alternative."
With successful sales established nationally
in the major marine markets, MarineLED is looking
forward to establish itself as a leading supplier
of quality marine LED lighting in the international
markets with this revolutionary technology.
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