Bright, consistent LED channel letter lighting is essential to the brand identity of many businesses, without which signs would quickly become unreadable and become an eye sore.
LED string modules typically employ optics to take full advantage of their natural beam angle and evenly illuminate a routed acrylic block letter or shallow backlit halo letter.
LED Lighting
LED channel letters utilize a thin aluminum strip that houses light-emitting diodes, phosphors and electronics. Unlike other LED lamps that contain filaments that burn out over time and must be changed regularly, they offer greater color choices and allow up to 85-95 percent of light through.
These lights are highly energy efficient, emitting very little heat, and lasting an extended amount of time. This type of lighting is particularly well-suited to stores that remain open after dark like restaurants and bars.
Quality LEDs are of utmost importance when selecting LED signs, with those featuring a CRI of 90 or above (red squares in Figure 2) and efficacies between 40-80 (yellow squares) offering significantly reduced electricity use than comparable incandescent lamps. Stability should also be assured; reliable suppliers will guarantee that Duv won’t change over 10% of its estimated lifetime.
Acrylic Faceting
Channel letter signage is ideal for businesses that remain open late into the evening and must remain visible from afar, such as restaurants, pubs and bars, convenience stores and gas stations.
Illuminated channel letter signs are constructed with either acrylic or polycarbonate sheeting that provides protection for their LED lighting from moisture and the elements, prolonging its life by mitigating salt air corrosion and ultraviolet radiation that causes premature fading of signs.
Face of Sign: Translucent Acrylic Construction The face of signs are typically constructed of transparent acrylic that allows light to shine through, giving you complete color customization options. A trim cap is attached to give the sign an elegant finish while creating a fastening surface and enhance light diffusion – both key components to energy efficiency for signs. Trim caps come standard or custom colors depending on your business logo needs – providing fastening surfaces as well as providing fastening surfaces for fastening devices such as fasteners. In addition, trim caps enhance light diffusion to improve strip brightness which significantly contributes towards energy efficiency when installed on signs vs traditional rigid signs.
Aluminum Halo Lighting
LED channel letter signs in Charlotte offer businesses bright and beautiful illumination after dark that outshines neon tubes, lasting much longer.
Channel letters are constructed of aluminum and can be painted any color you like. Their return or sides may also be covered by plastic, acrylic, or translucent vinyl panels which are cut out into the shape of letters or words to complete their look.
Front/Back Lit or Combination-Lit channel letters allow you to choose one color for the face and another color for halo backlighting, giving your logo color prominence while still drawing customers in at night. They are perfect for outdoor use due to being durable enough to withstand rain, wind and snow conditions.
Customization
If your business requires highly visible signage that can draw customers in at night, consider LED channel letter signage. Available in a range of sizes and with its stunning look it could make the perfect addition to your storefront.
LEDs are also an eco-friendly solution that reduces energy costs over time, using up to 60 percent less power than neon tubing to get your message across. Studies have confirmed this fact.
Front lit channels are made from aluminum and feature acrylic faces that can be customized with custom colors to your specifications. Their back is routed out of a flat sheet of aluminum while their sides bend around their shape – known as returns – creating the distinctive channel effect from which this sign type gets its name.
Lights are mounted to returns and a trim cap attached to the face of the sign; this trim cap may be custom painted to complement your acrylic face or company logo.
