30000 twinkling LED lights make Budapest trams look like awesome time machines

Most of us have been in the tram, but there are quite a lot of people who have never been in a tram decorated by twinkling LED lights. Well, this particular tram in Budapest is wrapped in no less than 30000 LED bulbs. Perhaps traveling by this tram in particular will give you a very memorable experience unlike any other.

In celebration of the Christmas spirit, ever since 2009, the Budapest Transport Company has decorated the city’s trams with over 30000 twinkling LED lights for the duration of the holiday season. As it turns out, the tram is not wrapped in so many LED bulbs. It is just in order to commemorate a big day and a huge festive event that is about to take place in Budapest, and during that time all passengers can take the trams for no extra cost.

The lights themselves might be of no interest, but with a long exposure photo, these trams transform into ethereal cosmic vessels or time-travelling public transportation vehicles, giving photographers spending their holidays in Budapest a fun opportunity to snap some cool photos.

Fast&furious

Fast&furious is a racing-themed movie. From the first movie released in 2001, <fast&furious> has a large number of fans. Especially <fast&furious 7>, has already gained 2006 billion box offices in two weeks, becoming the most selling movies at present. There are two elements in the movie, the brand racing cars and the passion for racing cars.

Many people love to watch the movies, because there are a variety of racing cars, which will make lots of fans excited. Now, let’s look at some brand racing cars in the movies <fast&furious>.

The seventh generation of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W140). The series models were released in march 1991, and the front looks like a tiger's head. The seventh-generation S-Class with a 3.2-liter inline six-cylinder engine and 4.2 liters and 5.0 liters V8 engine, S-class top model is equipped with 6.0 liters V12 engine, maximum power 394 horsepower (290kW) / 5200rpm, maximum torque of 570N · m / 3800rpm at an electronically limited top speed of 250km / h, 0-100km / h acceleration time of 6.3 seconds.

1969 Torino GT Sportsroof is mounted in-line six-cylinder engine including 4.1 liters and 4.9 liters, 5.8 liters, 6.4 liters and 7.0 liters, including a variety of V8 engines, 7.0 l V8 naturally aspirated engine maximum power 340 hp (250kW) / 5200rpm, maximum torque of 597N · m / 3400rpm, with a 4-speed manual transmission and a 3-speed automatic gearbox, 0-100km / h acceleration time of 7 seconds and a top speed of 201km / h.

2011 McLaren 12C is equipped with code M838T twin-turbo 3.8-liter V8 engine, maximum power 626 horsepower (460kW) / 7500rpm, maximum torque of 600N · m / 3000-7000rpm, with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, top speed of 330km / h , 0-100km / h acceleration time of 3.3 seconds.

2008 Dodge Viper SRT-10. This generation models V10 engine displacement of 8.4 liters locked in maximum power of 600 hp and maximum torque of 760N · m, although powerful performance, but does not everyone can manage this "snake."

1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z / 28. The first generation Camaro hardtop and convertible version offers two models for consumers to choose, which is divided into RS, SS and Z / 28 three models, in addition to 3.8 liters and 4.1-liter inline six-cylinder engine, the main push of the V8 model row the amount includes 4.9 liters, 5.0 liters, 5.4 liters, 5.7 liters, 6.5 liters and 7.0 liters.

2011 Jeep Wrangler. The most intuitive change is 3.6-liter V6 engine and 5-speed manual gearbox replaces the previous 3.8-liter V6 engine and four-speed automatic gearbox, the maximum power 284 horsepower (209kW) / 6300rpm, maximum torque of 347N · m / 4300rpm, reduce emissions, while maximum power increased by 85 hp and maximum torque also increases 32N · m.

2008 Impreza WRX STi. The car is also the first cars in the hatchback model, which carry 2.5 l four-cylinder horizontally-opposed turbocharged engine, maximum power of 300 horsepower (221kW) / 6000rpm, maximum torque of 407N · m, 6-speed manual transmission and full-time four-wheel drive system, a top speed of 250km / h, 0-100km / h acceleration time of 5.2 seconds.

Ferrari 458 Italia. 4.5 l naturally aspirated V8 engine maximum power of 578 hp / 9000rpm, maximum torque of 540N · m / 6000rpm, with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, top speed of 325km / h, 0-100km / h acceleration time of 3.4 seconds.

Nissan GT-R (R35). 3.8 l twin-turbo V6 engine, maximum power 550 hp and maximum torque of 632N · m

2004 Aston Martin DB9. Aston Martin DB9 is powered by a naturally aspirated 6.0-liter V12 engine, maximum power 517 horsepower (380kW) / 6500rpm, maximum torque of 620N · m / 5500rpm, with six-speed manual or six-speed manual gearbox, the highest speed of 299km / h, 0-100km / h acceleration time of 4.6 seconds.

12th generation Suburban. Models for the film's 12th generation Suburban, Cadillac car Escalade, Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon for the same vehicle platform, equipped with 5.3 liters and 6.2 liters V8 naturally aspirated engine with engine matched by a 6-speed automatic transmission .

The advantages and disadvantages of LED lighting for vehicles

Taillight

The purpose of the taillights is to remind the trailing vehicle to be careful, so that it can has more time to prepare and take appropriate measures to deal with emergency situations. Generally taillights don’t need to be too bright, only can be lit and transfer warning signal to the trailing drivers.

In recent years, red and yellow LED technology is very mature, which provide more space for LED designers to design different types of LED taillights. LED taillights are very small and very easy to use, and it can work at low voltage and have simple electric circuit design. Moreover, LEDs emit light in a specific direction according to different need, and the high brightness within a certain angle has a very obvious warning effect. Different fixtures are equipped to prevent the light from reflectors and reflecting into undesired directions and most of the light can be fully used. The features make the LED lights more efficient. However, LED taillights also have many disadvantages, they are expensive and difficult to maintain. You have to check the LED taillights for cracks; otherwise it will damage the components inside the fixture because of the moisture intrusion. In addition, the drive circuit is relatively complex and need some support from PCB board. In summary, LED taillight technology is relatively mature, and has been adopted by many manufacturers.

Interior lighting

Interior lighting is mainly used for temporary lighting, and has no high requirements in terms of color temperature and brightness.

LED interior lighting is suitable for use inside the car in a short time, and its color temperature and brightness is able to create a comfortable environment. LED interior lighting is applied widely in different types of vehicles because of the lower power consumption and long lifespan, saving more cost in energy and maintenance. However, there are some difficulties in beam pattern design, for you have to consider many sectors, such as the shape of fixture, the color option and mounting bracket. LED interior lights don’t apply for long time lighting, if you still want to do that, you have to equip some cooling device with the lights. The appearance is distinct with the conventional lights, not made of glass, which is easily broken. The interior LED lighting has good function of shockproof, waterproof and dustproof, but its maintenance performance is very poor. All in all, as for interior lighting, LED lighting has some obvious advantages over incandescent lights and fluorescent lamps.

Headlights

Headlights are the most important lights for a vehicle, it just like the eyes of the vehicle, to ensure the security of the driving, especially at dark night.

Like mentioned above, LED headlights are also energy-saving and have a long lifespan, and the power circuit design is simple, too. Headlights are used to illuminate the road ahead in order to avoid all obstacles roadside, and hence, it must provide sufficient illumination. At the same time, the feature must be configured better cooling devices. LED headlights have different types of beam pattern, some are spot beam, the other are flood beam, but in recent years there has been combo beam pattern, which meet the requirements of long distance and wide range illumination. However, the beam pattern design is complex, and there are still some difficulty to achieve the best lighting effects between spot beam and flood beam.

How to maintain your LED lights for your cars

Car headlights just like the eyes of the car, seeing the road ahead clearly. Especially at dark night, car headlights can guarantee the security of the driving. Hence, it becomes very important to maintain the car lights. As we all know, it is a very easy and quick work to check the burnout of the LED lights, but it will become a difficult task to give your car a comprehensive maintenance, which will improve the comfort performance of the cars. Moreover, before giving some warning from other people, many car owners don’t pay attention to whether the headlights or taillights can work normally.

Some simple methods to identify the extent of damage: If the light is not lit, it indicates that the lights have been broken. If the light is not so bright, there are three reasons to explain the situation. The first reason is that there is a layer of dust on the astigmatism glass or reflector of the lights, and you can clean it with a cloth. The second reason is that the battery charge capacity decreased, and the insufficient brightness is caused by the power shortage. The third reason is the aging wires or the wires are too small, resulting in an increase in resistance and a decrease in current supply. This situation affects the normal operation of the lights, and the overheated wires will cause a fire.

Different type of LED lights for cars have different functions. For example, if you usually drive at night, you might consider equipping high intensity LED headlights with your car. The sufficient lighting will provide a brighter and broad view to clear all obstacles on the road ahead. In addition, the color temperature of LED lights is very high, close to daylight and no UV and IR, which is a protection for driver’s eyes. As for taillights, many rear-end accidents are caused by the breakdown of taillights. Hence, it is a great choice to replace conventional lights with LED lights, and the LED taillights are brighter and instant-on. This means that when you depress the brake pedal, the LED brake lights can light much earlier than normal bulbs, so that the trailing vehicle to have more time to prepare. Fog lights, we also called spotlight, which can guarantee the driver’s visibility in bad weather. What’s more, the LED spotlights have stronger penetration and better lighting effects than conventional lights.

Different types of LED lights have different method to maintain. Cars headlights are the most important part among all the car lights. If the headlights are burnout, you can replace the similar fixtures. In addition, you have to check the headlights lenses for cracks. Even though the cracks on the surface don’t affect the performance of the illumination, but the moisture will penetrate the cracks along the fixture, which is bound to reduce the lifespan of the LED headlights. At the same time, we must align the light illumination direction, to ensure maximum safety of the driving.

Don’t modify the lights casually, and check the luminance of all the LED vehicle lights meets the requirements of normal driving regularly.

LED lighting will be the right choice for retail clients

LED lighting have been more and more popular in industrial and commercial places because of its energy saving, long lifespan and high brightness. Many retail clients are shifting towards LED lights over incandescent lights and fluorescent lamps. Actually, they want to provide better decoration effect through LED lighting, improving the customer shopping experience.

Compared with conventional lights, LED lighting has lots of advantages. As we know, many retail stores are open all day, almost more than 14 hours. They need continuous lighting, which consumes a lot of energy. In the other hand, retail stores usually have high ceilings, often 10-12 inch high or more. Hence, it becomes very difficult to replace the defective lights or maintain them properly, meanwhile, it also take more money in equipment and labor costs replacing lights. However, LED lights can solve this problem easily, they have a longer lifespan of more than 60000 hours with the high quality and energy saving, which can save more maintenance costs. Some of the LED fixtures like recessed lights, flush mounts do not require changing of any bulb, make LED lighting be installed in any place in the client stores. LED lighting is available for its color and size option. Different areas of a retail store can choose different types of LED lights in order to have the best visual effects. Moreover, LED lights don’t give off a buzzing sound, is flicker-free, and is instant-on, it provides a comfortable and hassle-free experience for customers.

Many people believe that there is definitely a link between quality lighting and sales. High quality lighting will not only make all products in the store more attractive, but also make the customers more comfortable. Some studies said that quality lighting will create a comfortable environment, which will make customers stay longer and shop more. For example, some customers stop at the end-cap to browse merchandise, when the lighting is on, 33.3% of customers will buy the products, but when the lighting is off, only 14.3% of customers will do the same things. Moreover, the study also proved that, 3.7% of passing mall pedestrians were attracted into the store when the display illumination, but only 2.1% of them when the illumination was off. We can draw a conclusion that high quality lighting will affect product sales in a store.

However, some LED lighting for retail clients also has many deficiencies. Many retail clients’ store is leasehold, generally for less than 10 years. But LED lighting has a long lifespan, which can last for several decades. Hence, this will waste a lot of LED lights resources because of housing maturity. In addition, many manufacturers will provide the long warranty, but many clients don’t trust the claim because there is no guarantee to require manufacturers to honor this commitment. What’s more, there is no proper standards in LED lighting market to convince the retail clients that they can purchase the high quality lighting, only US has some regulation for LED lighting, other countries have not. Some countries have started their own verification methods, but its applicability is limited.

In summary, LED lighting will be the right choice for retail clients, but there are many problems to be solved.