Education

08/23/2019

RBW

What is Portfolio Dimming?

Created to allow for seamless specification with a variety of projects in mind, from workplace to hospitality, dining, and retail experiences, RBW's expanded dimming capabilities now give you the power of precision control married with exceptional light quality.

Education

08/09/2018

RBW

IP Rated Lighting

IP ratings are given to fixtures after rigorous laboratory testing. It verifies how protected a fixture is within damp or wet settings while determining if water can get inside a fixture which could cause potential damage. Rich Brilliant Willing is proud to offer IP rated light fixtures for interior and exterior applications.

Education

10/23/2017

RBW

Certification and Compliance

In addition to UL ratings that are tested and rated by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), an independent product safety certification organization, IP ratings are given to fixtures after rigorous laboratory testing. Anything from lighting to mobile phones are tested for ingress protection. Fixtures are rated on how impervious their surfaces are to solid and liquid, from fingers and small drops of water to fine dust and full submergence.

Education

01/28/2016

RBW

Choosing Color Temperature

LED lighting offers many benefits and features that were difficult, if not impossible to offer with other lighting technologies. Many of the obvious benefits, such as substantial operating energy and cost reductions, longer life, and lower overall heat generation are generally well known. Another feature that allows for dramatic appearance and productivity benefits now and in the future, involves the color temperature of the light produced by LEDs.

Education

01/28/2016

RBW

Dimming Basics

What used to be a fairly straight forward proposition dimming incandescent fixtures has been made more complicated by the fact that the new LED technology is different about how it is dimmed.

Education

02/25/2015

RBW

AC LED - What you need to know.

AC LED technology and light engines connecting directly to high voltage AC power infrastructures which provide a both lower maintenance, and ease of dimmablity.

Education

12/11/2014

RBW

Dimming: Perceived Value vs. Measured Value

Although many LED lights offer a dimmable range, (such as 100% to 0%) there is a difference between the measured value of light and the perceived value of light. For instance, an LED light that is dimmed to a measured value of 10% will be perceived by the human eye as a value of 31%. This difference is important to keep in mind when buying and specifying LED lights and dimmers.

Education

12/03/2014

RBW

Leading Edge vs. Trailing Edge Dimming

Leading Edge Dimming (TRIAC dimming) utilizes a current that is turned off as the AC waveform begins, right after it crosses zero. Leading Edge Dimming is typically used with incandescent bulbs, and produces a rush of voltage every half cycle, resulting in a rush of current to the light source.