I have been doing a lot of research regarding leds. I have a funny feeling that the home market will be nearly 90% led in the next couple of years. Their is a planned roll out of halogens in the future
During my research i sourced the company that supplies to cointaker and the single leds(normal / wide) can be had for around the $40 mark per 100.
Their are other products like the multi led that will cost more(I posted on another forum that i could get leds for around the $70 mark per 100)This covered the cost of every line from the 4+1hp led products to the single leds.
I have samples coming in from another company that offers a 3 yr warranty on these pinball leds (i thought this was amazing) The price point is very similar. Except that different colours are more expensive
The company that supplies to cointaker offers 12 months warranty on these pinball leds.
I'd say wait a couple of weeks if you can, it could work out a but cheaper in the long run.
I remember back in 2000 - 2001 when ultra bright leds started becoming readily available at a reasonable price the company i was working for started to sell garden and decretive lights with leds instead of incandecent and halogen bulbs. The amount that companies and people where buying was unbelievable.
I was head of design and manufacturing led products and i told the managing director of the company to approach Brisbane city council and the department of transport about supplying led fittings for traffic lights because at that stage there where no led traffic lights in Queensland. And I also suggested to make a line of led truck & trailer lights, his reply was " there would not be enough demand to warrant the research & development of these items". BIG MISTAKE, how many trucks and comercial hire trailers do you see with led lights all over them? and about 75% of existing traffic lights and all new traffic lights that are installed in QLD are led. I told him that leds are the way of the future, he didn't believe me.
