Labcraft were recently contacted by a company who had fitted flexible LED strips in their fleet of vehicles as they were suffering significant drops in light output and mass failures of individual LEDs.  Labcraft’s technical department conducted tests on samples provided, and after just 32 days the flexible strips had suffered 97% fall in light output and multiple LED failures, compared to 0% for the Labcraft product.

Jamie Pettit, Head of Technical, explained, “Generally low quality LEDs are used for this type of flexible strip light, essentially to keep costs down, and these tend to draw more power and create more heat.  Whilst the potting of the strips gives a degree of protection against moisture, it also traps the heat inside the device and effectively cooks the LED until the point of failure, also causing discolouration.  These products were never designed for industrial use and therefore, whilst they offer a quick installation solution, and as our testing demonstrates, they won’t last very long in commercial vehicle applications.”

Labcraft LED strip lights are manufactured in the UK using the highest quality components and the brightest Cree LEDs.  Potting solution is not used in the IP66 waterproofing process, preventing any discolouration or loss in light output.  All Labcraft LED strip lights are also supported by the Labcraft 10 year warranty.

So now you can ask yourself the question, are all LED strip lights really the same?