BJB COB LED Holders – Now Available from CDI   Component Distributors, Inc. (CDI) is pleased to announce the addition of BJB to its LED Lighting Solutions portfolio.   BJB makes connectors for a variety lighting applications. BJB COB LED holders feature state-of-the-art electromechanical technology that simplifies the assembly process of LED lighting fixtures. Holders increase the quality, performance and lifetime of the entire LED lighting system.     BJB Spotlight Series solderless connectors integrate the components of an LED luminaire. The COB is attached to the underside of theRead More

Furukawa Thermal Solutions – Heat Dissipation Products for Very High Power COB LED Applications – Now Available from CDI Learn More at Booth #725 at Strategies in Light (March 1-3, 2016)   Component Distributors, Inc. (CDI) is pleased to announce the addition of Furukawa Electric to its LED Lighting Solutions portfolio.   Drawing on many years of experience developing heat dissipation technologies for cooling computer CPUs, Furukawa Electric has designed the HYC Series of products to cool very high power COB LEDs, such as the CLU550 from Citizen Electronics. TheRead More

MechaTronix Patented High Bay Coolers for up to 35,000 Lumens – Available at CDI   To support the increased thermal management needs of the ever more powerful COBs coming on the market, MechaTronix offers the CoolBay® family of passive round LED coolers. Based on the patented CoolTube® quadruple closed-loop heat pipe structure, the CoolBay® is the most compact design on the market and comes in two power platforms: CoolBay® Giga cools up to 22,000 lumens in a diameter of 152mm CoolBay® Tera cools up to 35,000 lumens in a diameterRead More

LEDiL’s ANGELETTE Family of LED Reflectors For Highly Pleasing and Uniform Indoor Architectural Lighting Request Your Samples from Component Distributors, Inc. (CDI) Today!     LEDiL introduces six new ANGELETTE reflectors with the following symmetrical light distributions: narrow spot, medium flood and wide flood. Each one delivers a smooth, glare-free and uniform light pattern, and are optimized for high quality office space, hospitality and museum lighting applications. ANGELETTE reflectors come in a standard 110mm diameter and are based on LEDiL’s existing ANGELA interface, offering unsurpassed compatibility and ease of installationRead More

MEAN WELL HLG-240H-C Series 250W Constant Current and High Voltage Output LED Power Supply with PFC Available at CDI Mean Well is pleased to introduce the new HLG-240H-C series constant current, high voltage output 250W LED power supply now available from Component Distributors, Inc. (CDI). The HLG-C series has provided outstanding performance and reliability in the LED lighting industry. Previously launched lower power HLG-C series drivers have set the standard for quality and price in the industry. With models available in 70W, 90W, 150W and 200W the HLG-240H-C fills theRead More

MechaTronix Advanced Pin Fin LED Coolers for Tilted Spot Lights – Available at CDI   MechaTronix pin fin coolers were specifically developed to optimize free air convection behind LED spot and track lights that are tilted over 50 degrees. In tests comparing comparable extruded aluminum heat sinks against these second generation pin fin LED coolers, both had similar cooling performance in the classic vertical position. But once they were tilted to angles greater than 50 degrees, the pin fin LED coolers kept functioning while the extruded aluminum heat sinks lostRead More

Citizen Electronics – Development of Version 5 COB Reduces Thermal Resistance by 35% – Increases Luminous Efficacy and Flux up to 7% 2016 Citizen COB Catalog (including Version 5) Now Available for Download from CDI   Citizen Electronics recently announced that it has developed Version 5 of its standard COB LED series that will offer improved performance over its current models. Mass production is scheduled to start in January 2016 and Component Distributors, Inc. (CDI) will carry Version 5 shortly thereafter for sale in the Americas.   Download the 2016Read More

  LED Lighting Development Kits – Now Available from CDI   Component Distributors, Inc. (CDI) provides LED Lighting Development Kits to help engineers shorten their design cycle and accelerate time-to-market with new LED lighting fixtures. CDI works with its vendor partners to identify parts that work well together and to define the exact contents of each kit. The kits generally include a COB, Optics, Driver, Heat Sink, Thermal Material and the connectors, adaptors and screws needed for assembly. The initial high bay application kits have been developed around standard LEDRead More

Citizen Electronics Releases 70,000-Lumen COB Now Available at Component Distributors, Inc. (CDI)   Citizen Electronics has just released a new family of LED COBs that can deliver more than 70,000 lumens from a single device. Developed for outdoor stadium and flood lighting applications, the CLU550 family is available from 2,700K to 6,500K CCT in either 80+ (MacAdam 3-Step) or 70+ (ANSI) CRI. Click here to view the full family of products.   As with all Citizen COBs, specifications are at hot binning (Tj=85°C). The CLU550 uses the same package sizeRead More

OKAYA Surge Protective Devices for Outdoor LED Lighting Applications Samples Now Available at Component Distributors, Inc. (CDI)   A global leader in electrical noise suppression components, OKAYA has released a new surge protective device specifically designed for outdoor LED lighting applications: RGF10-152-Q4-LT Maximum Line Voltage 300V Maximum Discharge Current 10kA Maximum Discharge Voltage 20kV Operating Ambient Temperature -45° ~ +85°C Impulse Life Test (8/20 µs) About 500 Times @ 1000A     Lightning strikes are a threat to outdoor LED lighting installations. Even indirect strikes can send induced current surgesRead More