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  • How Do You Clean an LED Light Box Without Damaging It?

    For the frame: wipe down aluminium frame profiles with a slightly damp microfibre cloth. Avoid abrasive cleaners. For stubborn marks, a small amount of isopropyl alcohol on a microfibre cloth is safe on most frame materials. For the acrylic diffuser panel: Use a dedicated plastic cleaner or a very slightly damp microfibre cloth Never use…

  • What Is a Rechargeable LED Light Box and When Do You Need One?

    A rechargeable LED light box runs on an internal battery rather than requiring a mains connection. For most permanent installations, a mains-powered LED light box is the right choice. Rechargeable LED light boxes become the right answer when: The installation location has no accessible mains power point nearby Cable management through the floor, wall, or…

  • Can I Get a Custom LED Lamp Made with My Logo or Brand?

    Yes, and it is one of the most effective brand investment decisions a UK business can make. Boardsy’s bespoke LED lighting service covers everything from a single custom piece for a reception area through to full production runs of branded LED lamps for events, retail rollouts, and corporate gifting. The process: Share your brief —…

  • What Is the Best LED Floor Lamp for a Home Bar?

    A home bar is one of the few domestic spaces where lighting can be genuinely theatrical without looking out of place. The design language of a bar is specifically designed to be lit dramatically, and an LED floor lamp in this environment does more for the atmosphere than almost any other single investment. The best…

  • Why Is My LED Light Box Showing Hotspots or Uneven Light?

    Uneven illumination and hotspots in an LED light box is almost always caused by one of three things. Poor diffuser quality is the most common cause. The diffuser scatters light evenly between the LEDs and the graphic. A low-quality diffuser does not scatter effectively and visible hotspots appear where the LEDs are densest. Incorrect LED…

  • How Do LED Light Box Graphics Work and How Do You Change Them?

    LED light box graphics are printed on either a rigid material such as acrylic, polycarbonate, or foam board for fixed face formats, or on a fabric for tension frame formats. The majority of modern LED light boxes in the events and retail market use fabric graphics because of the advantages they offer in terms of…

  • What Is RGB LED Lighting and Is It Worth the Extra Cost?

    RGB stands for Red, Green, Blue, the three primary colours of light. An RGB LED lighting source combines these three in varying intensities to produce virtually any colour across the visible spectrum, including warm white, cool white, and every colour in between. Whether it is worth the additional cost depends entirely on the use case.…

  • Can You Use LED Table Centres Outdoors?

    The short answer is: it depends entirely on the IP rating of the specific product. IP stands for Ingress Protection and it is the standard measure of how well an electrical product resists dust and moisture. Most standard LED table centres are designed for indoor use and carry no meaningful IP rating for outdoor conditions.…

  • What Is the Difference Between Edge-Lit and Back-Lit LED Light Boxes?

    This distinction between edge lit vs back lit LED light box matters more than most buyers realise, and getting it wrong is one of the most common LED light box purchasing mistakes made in the UK market. Edge-lit LED light boxes have LED strips running along the frame perimeter. Light travels from the edge inward…

  • How Long Does an LED Floor Lamp Actually Last?

    A quality LED floor lamp uses components rated for between 25,000 and 50,000 hours of operation. At 8 hours of use per day, that is between 8 and 17 years before the light output drops to 70 per cent of its original level. This is the industry standard L70 rating. What this means practically: No…