LED Rope Light

 DRSA brings in only the highest quality LED ROPE LIGHT.  Our LED Rope Light is vigorously tested in house and must pass certain goals.  Once these stringent requirements (some lights are left to run for months and sometimes years on our tech bench).  This process has led us to brining in only the highest quality LED Rope Light.

The primary use for LED Rope Light is as a decorative lighting fixture.  Rope light is still the same as when it was first produced (tiny incandescent bulbs linked together and encased in a PVC (poly vinyl chloride) jacket.  With newer LED technology rope light has evolved and become the go to for achieving brilliant lighting designs on a lesser budget.  The monetary advantage versus typical lighting cost makes LED Rope Light the go to for many lighting projects.  The fact that it is indoor and outdoor applicable also makes it extremely flexible when designing lighting projects.

What is your main prerogative when choosing the proper rope light for your lighting design project?  LED or Incandescent?  There really is no proper choice, it depends on the size and scope of your lighting demands.

LED ROPE LIGHTS have bulbs or lamps that come with many distinct colors thus the lamps themselves are what produce the actual color.  Whereas the incandescent rope lights generally bulbs that have a filter applied around the bulb.  So when your LED Rope Light is turned off or not powered it looks colorless. The incandescent bulb when not powered or in the off position will still retain the color of the bulb.  Some designers prefer a clear look and some use the color to actually blend in.  Again it depends on what your desired lighting requirement are?
 
Pretty much every knows the rules about LED & power consumption.  It is really not a fair fight and LED always comes out on top.  LED Rope Lights require far less energy consumption versus incandescent rope light.  The incandescent bulbs will produce a relatively greater amount of heat opposed to the cool LED.  A general rule of thumb for LED Rope lights and power consumption is about 1 watt per foot.   Industry averages for Incandescent come in around 3 watts per foot.
  
Of course the big kicker is price.  LED Rope Light does come with a larger price tag than incandescent rope light.  You don’t really need to get out your calculators to find out where the saving come.  A rule of thumb for LED Rope Light is 100,000 hour lifetime.  Incandescent is lucky to cross the 20,000 hour threshold.

For those projects that are smaller in nature around the house or backyard.  Incandescent can be the obvious choice.  Projects on a larger scale like restaurants, shopping centers, building, parks, etc are better suited to absorb the upfront cost of LED.  It won’t be long before LED is the only choice.  Some states and local municipalities have mandated laws to implement LED and not allow incandescent lighting.