Monday, December 7, 2009

Illuminating Info On Pull Up Banners

Something that is sometimes overlooked by advertisers looking to purchase a pull up banner display, is the light levels in the environment that the banner stand is to be used in. But this is an important consideration as many banner stands are not designed to be retro-fitted with illumination.

A feature of most retail environments is bright illumination and if you are planning on using your pull up banner in a shop window display, the existing lighting will probably suffice. But banner stands can also be used to great effect in making use of those darker corners of a retail environment that can be difficult to fully utilise - but only if you choose a model equipped with it's own light source. Just like this one:



The lighting used to illuminate pull up banner displays is low voltage and either halogen or LED. Halogen lights will usually lend a warm yellow light to your banner, while LEDs tend to be a cooler, whiter light. But this isn't the only factor in determining which light source to use on your pull up. In an increasingly environmentally aware world, power consumption is also a key issue - not to mention the cash this can save you in the long term.

LEDs use less power than halogens and do not create the same heat that halogen lights do. Heat created in illuminating a pull up banner is totally unnecessary and you might as well think of it as wasted energy. What's more LED lights are rated as having a 10,000 hour lifespan so you wont have to change the bulb for 10 years of daily use!

Here's a few examples of banner stand specific lighting:

 
A halogen banner stand light



A replacement LED bulb for a halogen pull up banner lighting set up

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