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The links below go to the product information - not to the products themselves. To go back to the products please use the menu bar on the left Automotive & Marine LED FAQ April 2008 update: This month we will be introducing the new SMT range of brake lights and indicator clearance lights. We will also be introducing fuse lamps and festoon holders. Image Description & uses General information about automotive/ marine LED bulbs SMT festoon bulbs {dome lights, cabin lights, navigation light} FLUX festoon bulbs {dome lights, cabin lights, navigation light} Festoon bulbs {dome lights, cabin lights, navigation lights} 1156 ( BA15S) 12 & 24 Volt {Indicator bulbs} 1157 ( BA15D) 12 & 24 Volt {Brake/Tail lights} 1157 FLUX {FLUX Brake/Tail light} 3156 ( wedge bulb) {Indicator bulbs for newer cars } 3157 ( wedge bulb) {Brake/Tail lights for newer cars} 7440 {Parklights} T10 and T5 (Dashboard bulbs) E10 (Dashboard bulbs) B9 and B7 (Dashboard bulbs) LED lightbar 300 mm 4 x 1 watt LED lightbar 600 mm 8 x 1 watt LED light dome 120 mm diameter 4 x 1 watt 1156 3-chip {camping, marine, anchor bulb}

AUTOMOTIVE & MARINE LEDs

Are LED bulbs as bright as standard bulbs?
As a rule - No - in fact LED bulbs will achieve about 85% of the brightness of standard 21w bulbs.
except in our dome light SMT festoons - they are way brighter than their 18 watt incandescant counterpart
They stand out way more at night - in fact the rich red will stand out against the slightly brighter (but more orange) standard bulbs.
The white units have an "arctic blue" look to them and stand out against the amber of standard bulbs.

Should red brake lights be used behind red lenses and amber behind amber?
Yes - the richness of the color is particularly noticed at night - you will find that your LED brake lights will make the other types look orange.
Of course clear lenses look excellent on your car and LED enables you to use them without those horrible painted bulbs.

How do I know what fits my car?
To date no supplier has been able to provide us with parts lists for cars.
As we are competition to standard bulb manufacturers they are reluctant to supply any data.
A brief description by either e-mail or phone should be able to give us a good enough idea of what you require.

SMT LEDs

and FLUX LED Festoon Bulbs
Usage: Dome and cabin lights in cars, navigation lights on boats plus a bunch of others.

The difference between the FLUX and the SMT are the brightness - as the FLUX surpassed the 5mm LED diodes, so have the SMT (SMD) LEDs now surpassed the FLUX LEDs..
SMT or SMD LEDs are approx. 50% brighter than FLUX LEDs

"How bright are the SMT festoons and how do they compare to normal incandescent festoons bulbs?"
Way brighter than normal incandescent festoons with an intense pure white light output.
There is the faintest tinge of blue in its colour temp of around 6500k

"Do they shine light in all directions?"
The SMT festoons will shine Up to 120°

"Do they lose their brightness after a while?"
As all things do they will degrade initially up to 10% over the first 1000hrs of operation followed by a slower rate of decline to 30% loss after 50000hrs.

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Festoon Bulbs
Usage: Dome lights in cars, cabin lights, indicator lights in older trailers & tractors, navigation lights on boats

These are more your standard type of festoon.
Eg.. Most suited to door and glovebox lighting in cars and port/starboard lighting on boats.
They can be seen quite clearly from a distance but are a poor second cousin to the flux type festoons and a very distant relative to the SMT type festoons

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1156 (BA15S) 12 & 24 Volt
Usage: Indicator bulbs for cars, trucks & trailers, reversing lights

"Why are my indicators flashing faster when using LED bulbs?"
Due to the fact that the LED bulb is using a fraction of the power of the bulb it replaced, the mechanical flasher unit (the flasher can) needs to be replaced with an electronic unit..
Our electronic flasher cans are $19 each and they will replace the mechanical unit.

"Do your 1156 white and amber units replace standard reversing and indicator lights?"
In nearly all cases yes - our 19 LED white and amber units are the same physical size as the normal filament type white reversing and amber indicator.
The benefit with LED of course is that you an run them behind clear lenses - they look so cool.

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1156 (BA15S) 3-chip [parallel pin, single pole]
Usage: 360° anchor light, camping light

"Can these 1156 chip bulbs be used in every boats masthead?"
These are no longer used for masthead lights - only anchor lights
Our new SMT LED masthead lights provide 50% more light output than the FLUX LED
The new SMT masthead lights are available in BA15D and BAY15D fittings and the are voltage adaptable from 8-30VDC

For anchor lights the light output of the BA15S FLUX LED bulbs its sea is maritime lighting requirements.

Also able to rig it up to a BA15S socket and light up the tent at night- very bright- 360 degree light spread - you can run it all night without flattening your batteries- thanks to an only 3 watts power consumption - very efficient light output versus power consumption ratio.
Our new SMT masthead lights will do that too - bit more power consumption (4watts) but 50% brighter.

Any other important considerations?

Yes, this particular bulb needs to have a regulated 12 .8vDC supplied to it. Don't operate this particular bulb with your charger running, make sure that if you operate this bulb independent of a charging system.

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1157 (BA15D) 12 & 24 Volt
Usage: Brake/tail lights for cars, trucks & trailers

"What's the difference between standard red 1157 and SuperRed 1157 bulbs?"
The standard red units use standard 5000mcd LEDs - these are OK for small lamp housings but for modern cars with their incredible reflector setups you need brighter LEDs.
OK so the LEDs in the SuperRed bulbs are 10000mcd and much more suited for use on more modern cars.

"What is the difference between the FLUX brake lights and the Super Red brake lights?"

We produced this bulb particularly for the newer type vehicles with highly reflective side lenses.
Nearly 80% of the available light in these bulbs is directed sideways into the lens and therefore we don't recommend you use this type if your reflectors are faded.
The Supered bulbs are much more suitable for the older vehicle type of brake lens setup.

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FLUX 1157 (BA15D)

Usage: Brake/tail lights for newer cars

"What is the difference between the FLUX brake lights and the Super Red brake lights?"

We produced this bulb particularly for the newer type vehicles with highly reflective side lenses.
Nearly 80% of the available light in these bulbs is directed sideways into the lens and therefore we don't recommend you use this type if your reflectors are faded.
The Supered bulbs are much more suitable for the older vehicle type of brake lens setup.

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Masthead Lights:

Our new SMT LED masthead lights provide 50% more light output than the FLUX LEDs

1157 (BA15D) [parallel pin - dual oval contact with positive and negative on the base]
1157 (BAY15D) [staggered pin - dual oval contact with positive and negative on the base]
Usage: 360° masthead / anchor light

"Do the SMT masthead lights meet current marine standards?"
If there is any LED bulb currently meeting those standards this bulb will exceed them.
Here are the current Australian marine standards:

Vessels over 50 m
Masthead lights - 6 miles
Side lights - 3 miles
Stern lights - 3 miles
Tricolour lights - 3 miles

Vessels 12 m to 50 m
All lights - 2 miles

Vessels less than 12 m
Masthead lights - 2 miles
Side lights - 1 mile
Stern lights - 2 miles
Tricolour lights - 2 miles

"Can these BAY15D/BA15D/BA15S bulbs be used in every boat's masthead?"

Unfortunately not- there are various standards for fittings for masthead light in boats: please check the marine standards above.

We only produce the BAY15D and BA15D versions as masthead lights in SMT LED - the brightest LEDs available
We still stock limited amounts of the FLUX LED BAY15D and BA15D versions - but we sell them now at a reduced price as Anchor lights

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LED Light bars

300mm with 4 x 1 watt SMT LED and 600 mm with 8 x 1 watt SMT LEDs
Usage: Fluoro replacement bar, discrete lighting, architectural lighting, kitchen bench lighting, under cupboard lighting, Car interior lighting, Truck interior lighting, caravan and trailer lighting, boat saloon lighting, work bench lighting, Bus interior lighting

Fluro Replacement

Very bright new version of the 600 mm cool white lightbar utilising 36 SMT LEDs- rivals lightoutput of standard 600 fluoro.

At approx 10w power consumption this LED lightbar packs 480 lumens lightoutput equal a 600 mm 'conventional Fluoro ' drawing 18 watts of power.

Also available in the warm white version for a more ambient light tone- similar to that of an incandescant bulb (yellow/orange tinge)

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3156 (Wedge Bulb)
Usage: Indicator bulbs for cars, trucks & trailers, reversing lights for newer cars

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3157 (Wedge Bulb)
Usage: Brake/tail lights for cars, trucks & trailers for newer cars

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7440 Parking Lights
Usage: Parking Lights

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T10 Dashboard Lights

Replaces part numbers T10, T-10, 194, 168, 158, 12256, 12961, 2821, 2825, W5W
Usage: Dashboard lights for cars & boats

New SMT versions of the T10 arrived.

July 2008 update:

We now have the colour changing version in the T10 plus a new 1w White 120° version.

These fit a variety of applications and we've introduced different colors by customer request.
We have white, purple, and rainbow LED T10 bulbs plus now the 360° version and the colour changing version in the T10.
Picture shows the 1LED version - dimensions are same for the 4 LED10mm version (available in Red and Blue only)

The T10 'Star' refractor bulb is an excellent bulb for lighting up dashboards without any shadow areas. With the 4 radial LEDs and the one flux LED up on top.

The SMT version is a true 360° bulb and has no LEDs sitting up on top - all its light is projected sideways.
We tested it and it lit up a 70 sqm room with enough light to see your way around.

The new 1w version when it arrives late May will achieve a 120° viewing angle because it has one big flat punchy LED sitting up on top.

We have sockets available for the T10 and T5 bulbs

T5 Dashboard Lights

Replaces part number 286
Single 5mm LED
Usage: Dashboard lights for cars & boats

The new T5 SMT bulb has been introduced April 2008.

The number #74 bulb is the T1-3/4 (5.5mm).
There's also a T1-1/2 (4.70mm) replacement for filament glass shape lamps.
In LED we call them all T5 as they have the same wedge base and same 5mm diode.
So there's no real difference between the T1-3/4 & T1-1/2 size in Led Lights, as we all use the single 5mm LEDs in all of them.

These fit a variety of applications and we've introduced different colours by customer request.
We have white, blue, red, green, amber and purple

we have sockets available for the T5 bulbs

E10 dashboard lights
Usage: Dashboard lights for cars & boats

B9 and B7 Dashboard Lights
Usage: Dashboard lights for cars & boats

only in white

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