Portraits
In Brief
Project:
LED Chains Light the Way
EVERLINE® Flexible Chains and Drivers Provide Royal Wholesale Electric with a
Custom Sign Lighting Solution
Royal Wholesale Electric’s customer Central Heating, Inc., in Orem, Utah, was in
need of new internal lighting for its outdoor sign. Wire Utah—the licensed electrical
contractor for the installation of the product—brought the opportunity to Royal
Wholesale. While the sign was initially designed to utilize fluorescent tubes—as
most signs of its type are—Brandon Smith with Royal Wholesale wanted to offer a
better solution that would provide longevity and low maintenance. He turned to the
EVERLINE® flexible LED Chains and Drivers by Universal Lighting Technologies.
One of the challenges Central Heating had with
lighting their sign was the lack of availability of
6-foot fluorescent lamps—an issue Royal Wholesale
has seen for a lot of customers.
Royal Wholesale Electric for
Central Heating, Inc.
www.royalutah.com
Location:
Orem, Utah
Products Used:
EVERLINE® LED Chains and Drivers
Features & Benefits:
• Use in multiples of 1–100+ modules
• Create continuous lines, shapes,
clusters or wraps
“As soon as he
showed us the product,
I knew it was the right fit.”
“After our customer told us what was needed, right
out of the gate, my agent at GT Sales told him
about the LED chain lighting,” said Otto Hottendorf,
regional sales manager at Universal Lighting Technologies.
“As soon as he showed us the product, I knew it was the right fit.”
Universal’s EVERLINE LED Chains and Drivers allow for the creation of continuous
lines, shapes, clusters or even wrap around corners. With the ease of low voltage
wiring, they can be applied virtually anywhere 12VDC is available. Plus, the chains
are available in daylight white for signage and backlighting as well as warm white
for more architectural applications. Because LED chain lighting allows for endless
configurations, it was not only a fit for Central Heating’s sign, but it is also a solution
Royal Wholesale recommends for other types of customers.
Utilizing two L12V60UNV-A Drivers and 75 feet of the LSA25-WH chains (or 144
modules), the system’s power consumption was reduced to 108W. The EVERLINE
solution resulted in an
estimated 51% energy savings
over the electronic ballast
and T8 fluorescent lamps
originally installed.
• Suitable for wet, damp or
dry locations
• Fastens with screws or pre-applied
3M VHB tape
• Active current regulation results in
consistent output from module to
module regardless of distance
For More Information:
Universal Lighting Technologies
51 Century Blvd., Suite 230
Nashville, TN 37214
1-800-BALLAST
[email protected]
unvlt.com
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Not only did the LED chain lighting
meet the needs for the project,
providing a lighting solution that
could replace the old ballast tubes,
it was also easy to install.
“We talked to the owner about the
benefits of chain lighting, and we
learned he was already in the process of
trying to convert all of the lighting in his
company to LED,” said Smith. “The LED
chains were a no-brainer because of the
savings in energy consumption, ease of
installation, and long life.”
“We needed two LED drivers and three
sets of the chains to fill the space left
by the ballasts,” said Smith. “Once we
removed the old ballasts, the installation
was easy. The adhesive that was already
attached to the back of the chains stuck
firmly. Then we just put a screw in the
top and bottom of the chain modules.”
EVERLINE LED Chains
By using an LED
“The LED chains were a solution, Royal
and Drivers provided the
flexibility Smith needed to
Wholesale was also
no-brainer because of
create a custom solution
able to give Central
the savings in energy
for a sign, originally utilizing
Heating the longevity
four six-foot lamps with
the company was
consumption, ease of
T8 ballasts. And because
installation, and long life.” looking for. Universal’s
the chains utilize active
EVERLINE LED chains
current regulation for consistent output
and drivers are rated for 80 percent
from module to module, regardless of
lumen maintenance at 60,000 hours of
distance, they generate plenty of light
operation. It will be a long time before
to evenly illuminate the sign’s thick
Central Heating’s sign will need a new
plastic at night.
light source.
About Universal
Lighting Technologies
Universal Lighting Technologies,
Inc. produces some of the world’s
most advanced linear fluorescent,
compact fluorescent, HID, eHID
and LED solutions for commercial
lighting applications, as well as
the most cost-effective energy
management systems in the lighting
industry today. A global leader in
research and development since
1947, Universal Lighting Technologies
became a member of the Panasonic
Group in 2007. Today, the company
manufactures and distributes
products under the Universal®,
EVERLINE®, Triad®, Panasonic, VosslohSchwabe, DCL®, DEMANDflex®, and
Signa® brand names.
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To learn more about the full line
of Universal Lighting Technologies
ballasts or to request a catalog, call
1-800-BALLAST, fax your request to
615-316-5186, or visit the website at
www.unvlt.com. Universal Lighting
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