What Makes an LED Bulb Flicker and How to Solve the LED Flicker Effect

With fluorescent lighting gradually being displaced in favor of LED, many thought the days of dealing with flickering lights were over. Despite flickering being less present in LED than with fluorescent systems, it is certainly still a factor. What are the causes of this, and are there solutions? Types of Flickering There are two types […]

Premier Lighting Case Study: Fluorescent to LED Cooler Lights

Customer Profile: County Line Liquor in Forest Lake, MN is a full service liquor store that has been a Premier Lighting customer for several years. In the past, Premier has retrofitted their T12 fluorescent fixtures to T8 lamps, and more recently installed LED BR30 lamps in their wine room. The latest lighting upgrade included replacing their […]

Keystone Type B LED PLL Lamps 2G11 Base 40W Fluorescent Replacement

Type B LED PLL Lamps Internal Driver

Conventional Fluorescent PLL lamps now have an LED equivalent that is able to bypass the ballast and wire direct to line voltage. Keystone Direct Drive LED PLL lamps come equipped with an internal driver, ensuring there is no need for a ballast or LED driver to operate the lamps. 17W LED replaces standard FT40/2G11 PLL […]

Premier Lighting Case Study: LED Library Retrofit

Customer Profile: The Chisago Lakes Library in Chisago City is part of the East Central Library System and serves primarily the Chisago Lakes Area of Chisago City, Lindstrom, Center City, Shafer and Taylors Falls as well as the other surrounding townships. Goal: As with many buildings relying on local outside support, conserving dollars and supporting […]

8 Foot LED T8 Replacement for T12HO T8HO R17d Base

Finally there is an easy solution for retrofitting 8′ T8HO and T12HO fluorescent lamps. Commonly found in sign lighting among other commercial applications, T8HO and T12HO fluorescent lamps have an R17d double recessed contact base. Trying to retrofit these fixtures with standard LED T8 lamps can be troublesome, particularly in fixtures where changing the socket […]

Light Fights: LED vs. HID

LEDs have gotten a great deal of attention lately, but do they really have what it takes to outperform the tried-and-true favorites in the HID category? Let’s find out… Applications In the past, HID lights were often the go-to choice in applications where a large amount of visible light was needed in a sizeable area. […]

Premier Lighting Case Study: LED Optimization Project

Customer Profile: Enterprise Rent-A-Car was founded in 1957, named after the WWII aircraft carrier the US Enterprise, on which the company founder served during the war. Today Enterprise has operations in over 30 countries with over 7,20 locations. In Minnesota, Premier Lighting has been proud to assist with lighting at several Enterprise locations. Goal: Enterprise […]