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LED flashlight vs. Incandescent flashlight

LED flashlight vs. Incandescent flashlight

2017-03-17

Incandescent flashlight

Many people know that LED is better than traditional incandescent flashlight, but they may not know why LED is better. Here, this article will show you five main reasons.

Performance

1. Less energy consumption. Both LED and incandescent flashlight need to convert electricity to light, and during this process, they both convert some power to heat and waste this part of power. Different LED waste much less power when converting electricity to light than the incandescent does. So, by using LEDs, less of the energy is lost to heat, meaning the same amount of light requires less energy to produce.
2. Brighter & Whiter Light Beam. As is known to all, incandescent flashlight generates light that is close to yellow, while the light from LED is brighter and whiter. So, LED flashlight allows you to see much farther than incandescent flashlight does.
3. Longer lighting time. As LED consumes less power, when we use the same battery in the flashlight, LED flashlight can last longer definitely. In the long run, this means saving you money on both batteries for your flashlight and purchasing replacement bulbs.
4. Increased Resistance To Impacts. The Incandescent flashlights have a wire filament that acts as the light source. Unfortunately, these filaments are highly prone to breaking, giving even light falls and weak impacts to the flashlight a chance to break the filament. LED flashlights have no such filament and are thus much more likely to be fine even after drops, impacts, and vibrations.
5. Diminish air pollution – As LED flashlights require less power, they can help in lessening air pollution. This is the reason why LED flashlights are a conspicuous decision for the individuals who need to decrease their carbon footprints.

Price

In all aspects, LED is better, however, LED flashlight is much expensive than traditional flashlights. Then again, over the long haul, LED flashlights end up being less expensive than those with glowing bulbs since they last longer and require less power.