-- The camera on an iPhone 6 demonstrates the high frequency flicker of conventional LED light bulbs by showing black interference bands in either camera or video mode.
The photo below shows a Burton Bulb next to a typical LED Edison style bulb with a divider in between. You can see how the camera on the iPhone 6 produces strange black bands attempting to correct for the flickering LED. This is happening to our brains!
See the video of this flicker at https://youtu.be/SQ7-GFq0avU
All electric lighting is powered by an alternating current supply (AC), which makes the bulbs continually dim and then brighten again at a very fast rate. Unlike incandescent filament bulbs, and to a lesser extent florescent bulbs, LED’s don’t just dim but effectively turn off and on completely, causing a stroboscopic effect.
There are two types of flicker, visible and invisible flicker. Visible flicker, like strobe lights from the 1970s were fun and “trippy” to see how it affected our brains and eyes. But if exposed for a long time, people would become disoriented and nauseous and long term exposure to strobe lighting was not recommended. Many of the LED’s on the market right now have visible flicker when dimmed unless special (relatively expensive) LED compatible dimmers are used.
Anything flickering above 100Hz is considered invisible flicker. This flicker can be more dangerous because it is subliminal and the effects to our brains are rarely noticed right away. In sensitive people, this flicker can cause a host of short term and long term problems including dizziness, headaches, impaired thought and may even induce seizures for those who have epilepsy. Most of the LED’s on the market right now have invisible flicker and flicker between 200-400 times a second.
Big lighting companies don’t care about the flicker issue; they care about selling us the cheapest light bulb they can. Cheaper components mean visible flicker when dimmed and a constant invisible flicker affecting our eyes and brains while we try to work, eat or relax.
How do we avoid flickering LED’s?
The trick to avoiding flicker and the effects it causes to our brains, is to buy lighting that specifically addresses both the visible and invisible flicker. The Burton Bulb™ is your answer, and works with any dimmer with no visible flicker.
Burton Lighting Inc. has spent years designing and engineering a light bulb that addresses stroboscopic flicker by utilizing integrated circuits and valley fill capacitors. The LED current is regulated to provide superior efficiency, reliability, and a power factor correction that eliminates visible flicker during dimming and reduces the amount of invisible flicker to minimal amounts.
Burton Bulbs are designed to look like an old-fashioned Edison light bulb, but with the efficiency of modern LEDs. The unique spiral LED filament gives a great appearance that looks wonderful in any exposed bulb fixtures. Bulbs are available on Amazon and www.BurtonBulbs.com
About Burton Lighting
Burton Lighting® is dedicated to providing unique and high quality decorative LED lighting. Founder and owner, Burton Vargas-Chambers, has been in the film and TV industry for more than twenty years and decided he would solve the quality issues that come with LED lighting. The Burton Bulb™ “Changes the look of LED Lighting” with less flicker, better color, and the ability to dim. These modern LED light bulbs have the look and feel of old Vintage Edison incandescent bulbs, while being energy efficient. The Burton Bulb™ is the only bulb on the market that addresses the quality issues from previous generations of LED vintage light bulbs and creates an unbeatable experience on film, in homes and restaurants, and anywhere that can benefit from a beautiful glow.
Please visit www.burtonlighting.com for more information.
Contact Info:
Name: Burton Vargas Chambers
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Organization: Burton Lighting
Website: https://BurtonLighting.com
Release ID: 481878
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