My apologies if the following question is a dumb one, but could someone please explain to me if there is any difference between the standard LEDs that one might expect to find at Radio Shack and those installed in certain newer-model, long-lasting LED-style flashlights, garden lights and lanterns?
I have seen several products in catalogs in recent months which claim that because of some new technology, their LEDs not only last 1000,000 hours, but they also draw less power than other, older LEDs. I did, btw, purchase one of those lanterns and I must say that 'm amazd how long one set of D cells will run that light... It has a selector switch to choose between either 15 or 30 LED brightness and when I put on "low" for a little test, it ran for 5 days straight before I finally turned it off and it was still going strong.
High efficiency LEDs? Is that actually the case? And if so, could someone tell me specifically where I might be able to purchase them and exactly what I should ask for when ordering?
I'm looking for amber-colored LEDs as opposed to the white ones-- if that makes any difference. I'm hoping to replace the LEDs in the outdoor solar powered lamp posts that line my driveway. They currently yield approximately seven hours of run time on one day's charge. I'm just afraid that switching to another brand (type) of LED would eat up too much power and make the light last fewer hours during the night.
Please feel free to email me with any information or advice that you think may be helpful-- it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Shannon