The Latest Phase In Underwater Pool Lighting From Spa Electrics
The Multi-Colour Ceramic Light Engine (L.E.D)
WN250 Halogen 12 volt
WN850 Blue/Multi Colour - C.L.E.
In March 2006 Spa Electrics successfully launched the latest and most advanced technology in pool LED lighting - the Ceramic Light Engine.
The Ceramic Light Engine is arguably the brightest underwater light on the market and represents an evolutionary leap forward in the development of pool and spa lighting technology. The Ceramic Light Engine consists of high intensity LED’s. It is distinguished from other LED lights because the LED’s are encased in a ceramic disc which is in turn bonded to a metal heat sink for efficient cooling. The excellent heat dissipation properties of the Ceramic Light Engine enable the LED’s to be “run harder” than in more conventional LED lights without overheating thus enabling the LED’s to burn far more brightly than in regular LED lights.
One Ceramic Light Engine has a greater light output than a 100 watt halogen and will provide a maximum light spread of up to 8-10m at 150° to 160°. This is about four times the light output of some lesser quality brands of LED light, hence, not all LED lights are equal.
At the 2007 Victorian SPASA awards the Ceramic Light Engine lights won three awards covering “product innovation”, “best new décor and design” and “best new control and convenience”. These awards demonstrate the success and market acceptance of this revolutionary product.
Notwithstanding this formidable success, Spa Electrics have continued to improve and develop the Ceramic Light Engine further and have now released the new Multi-Colour Ceramic Light Engine. This latest innovation, the Multi-Colour Ceramic Light Engine has nine different programs comprising seven fixed colours (blue, white, green, red, purple, aqua and lime) and two automatic colour changing programs with either three or seven second intervals between changes. Multiple lights are able to be synchronised if they are operated on a single switch.
There are nine different colour programs available for use with your multi colour light. An option of a default colour in Blue, Green or white is available on request.
The colour programs are as follows:
1. Multi colour - STAGE 1 - (All colours below blend in a gradual transistion from colour to colour over a seven second
sequence.)
2. Multi colour - STAGE 2 - (All colours below change in a rapid succession over a three second sequence)
3. Blue
4. Magenta
5. Red
6. Lime
7. Green
8. Aqua
9. White
To step between colours, simply turn your light switch off and wait for two seconds and your light will change to the next colour program.
If the light has a default colour the chosen colour (Blue, Green or White) will always appear as program 1, and all remaining programs (colours) move down a step.
Example: Default Blue / Multi Colour
1. Blue
2. Multi colour - STAGE 1 - (All colours below blend in a gradual transistion from colour to colour over a seven second
sequence.)
3. Multi colour - STAGE 2 - (All colours below change in a rapid succession over a three second sequence)
4. Blue
5. Magenta
6. Red
7. Lime
8. Green
9. Aqua
10. White
To reset your light to the default colour, simply turn your light off for more than two minutes.
There are four product codes:
1. WN850 Blue / Multi
2. WN850 Green / Multi
3. WN850 White / Multi
4. WN850 Multi
Installation Note:
When installing more than one light, to ensure synchronization of your lights, all pool light transformers must be controlled by a single isolation switch.
If you require a further light/s to be operated separately from the main lights eg. a spa light, you must install the additional light/s on a separate transformer and isolating switch.
The Multi-Colour Ceramic Light Engine also has a patented driver card which manages the voltage supplied to the LED’s to maximise the light output for each different colour and also protect it from overheating in the event of the light being turned on out of water. The Ceramic Light Engine operates on 12 volts and is rated at 22 watts and the LED module has a rated life of 75,000 hours compared to a quality halogen globe life of about 1,200 hours. Thus, another advantage of the Ceramic Light Engine is that it is vastly more energy efficient than a halogen globe, saving approximately 75% power and you will never need to change a globe.
The Ceramic Light Engine creates an ambience like no other light on the market. Unlike a halogen globe that relies on a coloured lens to provide a colour effect, LED’s can produce coloured light which does not require filtering by a lens to produce the colour. When turned on under water the Ceramic Light Engine creates an opalescent glow for a “mood effect” with the spread of colour in the pool appearing as if a coloured dye had been poured into the water.
The Multi-Colour Ceramic Light Engines are available in both a niche (flush) format (WN series) and wall mounted format (GK series) and a retrofit version is available to replace most existing wall mount lights and even some popular niche lights.
