Mar 012010
 
PinExt Light Your Way to Organization

iStock 000002761429XSmall1 Light Your Way to OrganizationSpring cleaning season is on its way, and it’s easy to start eliminating organization nightmares in your closets, pantries, and cabinets if you shed some light on the problem.  Think about it.  All of the trouble spots in your home where items are stashed with no rhyme or reason – are they in the dark?  Lower cabinets in the kitchen that extend deep under the counters, the dim corners of the closet, underneath the bed, garage shelves, even the floor under the backseat of the car: they’ve all got it in common.

Adding a tap light to any of these areas is probably the simplest and least expensive thing you can do to improve on organization.  Our LED Battery Operated Puck Lights are only $5.85; they are super bright with three white LEDs and the only thing you need to do to install is apply the self-adhesive tape.  Plus, the batteries will have a long life because they’re LED.
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PinExt Light Your Way to Organization
Feb 052010
 
PinExt The Pegasus Lighting Roundup for Jan 30 to Feb 5 2010
Electric Legends The Pegasus Lighting Roundup for Jan 30 to Feb 5 2010

Read on to find out about these captivating photos created with LED lights...

Frequently we bookmark interesting articles we come across on the internet that describe current products, trends, or news in the lighting industry to our Delicious account.  You can view all the articles we have bookmarked and saved to our account since last August, when we started using Delicious.

Starting today, we are now going to post a regular Pegasus Lighting Roundup of interesting lighting information we came across during the week.  It will provide a short recap of articles to help keep you informed.  Hopefully, it’ll be an easy way for you to scan through any topics you might want to learn more about.  So, without further ado:

In lighting news…

The remodeling business is expected to grow this year, ending the economic slump caused by the housing downturn.  Industry experts at the International Builders’ Show remarked that the increase in existing-home sales due to low prices will help the remodeling market.  Other contributors to the boost:   aging baby boomers are beginning to adapt homes to their needs.  Also, there’s a clearly rising trend to incorporate green initiatives in homes.

OLEDs are expected to be the next big thing on the market for display lighting of any kind (computer monitors, TVs, cell phone displays, etc).  Why are they so great?  They’re extremely energy efficient, can be made unbelievably thin, and provide superior color quality.  This article explains why they’re not on the market yet: their efficiency technology is still developing, the cost of creating them is sky-high, and their lifespan is lacking.  However, five years from now, we may see OLEDs making things like glowing wallpaper possible.
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PinExt The Pegasus Lighting Roundup for Jan 30 to Feb 5 2010
Dec 172009
 
PinExt Monthly Forum Winner for November

site logo Monthly Forum Winner for NovemberIt is that time of the month again – announcing our newest monthly Pegasus Lighting Forum $50 gift certificate winner. I really do like writing these blog posts. This month our winner is forum member kalieaire. Kalieaire joined our forum in May shortly after it was launched.

To help build our new online lighting community, Pegasus Associates Lighting is giving away:

  • Free lighting gifts to the first 100 members who join the forum. To date, we now have 70 members.
  • Free lighting gifts to the first 50 members who post in our forum 10 times.
  • A $50 gift certificate to one lucky forum member each month for the rest of 2009. There is only one month remaining to be eligible to win a $50 gift certificate.

The Pegasus Associates Lighting Forum is an online lighting community with a primary focus on helping to answer our website visitor’s lighting questions. Answers may come from one of our technical customer service representatives monitoring our lighting forum or another forum member. In addition, our forum is also a place to allow people to share their lighting projects (including images), post lighting articles, and to provide feedback on our products or website.

Our most recent post asked a question about which type of dimmer needs to be used for a 150-watt electronic transformer powering under cabinet puck lighting. The best type of dimmer to use is an electronic low voltage dimmer. If a regular line voltage dimmer is used it may shorten the life of the transformer, cause a slight humming from the transformer, and reduce the range of dimmability.

Our monthly forum winners:

May: cmgeupel
June: Joe B.
July: Premium
August: pbcomm
September: bigguy
October: Chloe & Co.
November: kalieaire
PinExt Monthly Forum Winner for November
Jul 012009
 
PinExt Customer Lighting Project: Xenon Low Voltage Puck Lights

Trade show lighting is one of the most important things to consider if you’re trying to draw traffic to your booth.  Proper lighting will make your booth stand out and attract potential new customers!  The photos below are from Touchstone Glass of Winona, Minnesota, who used our Xenon Low Voltage Puck Lights to show off their high-end collectible paperweights.  This display was at the the Baltimore Craft Show of the American Craft Council.

TouchStoneGlassBooth Detail Customer Lighting Project: Xenon Low Voltage Puck Lights
TouchStoneGlassShow Booth1 Customer Lighting Project: Xenon Low Voltage Puck Lights
PinExt Customer Lighting Project: Xenon Low Voltage Puck Lights