Understand LED Lamp "Rated Life"

LED lamps are different to Incandescent, Halogen and Fluorescent lamps. These older technologies base their life declarations on average rated life at 50% survival (this is a legal European requirement under IEC 60064). This has been the standard approach for some time and does not take into account the amount of light those lamps emit, only the number that survive to a certain point.

However, the semi-conductor industry has always rated LEDs differently, and since the recent boom in LEDs for mainstream lighting there has been some confusion over these differences. Megaman is now seeking to clarify its position for its ranges and categories of lamps.

Currently Megaman offers an Economy LED Series and Professional LED Series in the UK.