Genuinely Marine Grade LED Light 'Bulbs'
(For Boat, RV, Wheelchair, and Off Grid Use)
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By Bebi Electronics | |
| Proud Winners of the Government of Fiji's Annual Unique Exporter of the Year Award for 2006! |
Bebi Electronics a le plaisir d'annoncer notre nouvel agent agréé pour la Polynésie Française et la Nouvelle-Caledonie, Mr Luc Callebaut, LSAC.
Pour toute assistance en Français, veuillez le contacter www.LSAC.bravehost.com, email lucseawalker@gmail.com.
NZ Agents - Cruising Essentials, Ms. Lyn Hoggard. Phone: (0)27-4540-318
The Bebi Philosophy
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Bebi (pronounced mbambi in Fijian) ultrabright white waterproof 12 and 24 volt LED Light Assemblies have been engineered and tested in the Samoan, Tongan, and Fiji Islands by experienced (20+ years) cruising sailors and have been 'real life' tested over the course of the last four years on a variety of sail and power boats. |
| Our cruising has shown that lights will only fail when they are most needed (which, in this part of the world, is typically in the middle of an on-shore gale, surrounded by poorly charted reefs). As our products are always first for ourselves, we go to great lengths within the design and construction of our lights. |
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We have never 'skimped' on the quality of our electronic devices and are continuously searching for the best (NOT cheapest!). Effective October 2007, we have changed our production to use the Nichia® NSPW5n0DS LED devices. Not only are these LEDs 29% brighter than the older CS series, but they also have an even greater lifespan than ever before. |
| Not to neglect esthetics either, in November 2008, we introduced the 'katakata' (TRUE warm white) LED varients of our lights. This shade makes the colour of our LEDs virtually indistinguisable from the colour emitted by a 10 or 20 watt halogen bulb! In addition, we have incorporated the same device into our 'vevela' navigation lights to ensure COLREG compliance with our LED replacements in some green navigation lights! |
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Thinking of aesthetics, after a request to make a decorative interiour, fluoro-type light from a South African cruiser in Thailand, we liked the finished result so much that we decided to make the 'Fautasi' a production item. Each light is individually made from daukua salusalu (Decussocarpus vitiensis), a local wood, with two 30˚ bezels mounting 50˚ degree LEDs, to give a nice, wide, even spread of light. We've been using one of the proto-types in our U-shaped galley since October, and pronounce it as superb'! |
| Based on the success of our Fautasi, and the input of yet another cruising couple in Mexico (you might be seeing a trend in thinking here-attention to customer input), in 2011 we've aquired the tooling to produce another, stand alone interiour LED saloon light, the 'Vonu' (sea turtle). Similar to the Fautasi, each light is individually made from daukua salusalu (Decussocarpus vitiensis), a local wood, but with six 30˚ bezels mounting 50˚ degree LEDs, to give a nice, wide, and even, cone of light. |
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In 2012, rather than making our LED Combination Steaming an Anchor light on a custom basis, we moved our 'Fa'apega' it into full production, if, for no other to make sure that we addressed the needs of small motor boats as well as those 'in the rag trade'! |
| If you've already checked the boating bulletin boards, you know that most LED's lights designed for either the automotive or decorative lighting market (and a distressing number for the marine market!) rely on a simple dropping resistor in their circuit. |
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If the resistor is sized for the voltage top end (~14.4 for a '12 volt' system), this leads to a linear decrease in light as the voltage drops into the "normal" discharging voltage level (12.25-12.75 volts), or the lifetime of the light unit is reduced dramatically. Our testing has shown that a resistor that is sized for a 12.75 volt supply will lead to a module failure within 4 years! | |||
| To cure this, not only do ALL our lights contain a current regulator circuit, but our Masina and Volasiga Navigation Lights take the marine safety concept one step further by having two regulators and a 100% redundant lighting design. |
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Since L.E.D.s have a very wide range of performance values, ALL of the LED's within our light assemblies have been 100% tested AND matched for even greater reliability.All of the LED's within our light assemblies have been 100% tested AND matched for even greater improved reliability. After that, each light undergoes 100% testing at each sub-assembly level AND an extended 'burn-in' for a total of five discrete tests on each light. |
| By using tinned pigtail leads, they can be used with impunity in the elements instead of trying to rely on the improbability of waterproofing an automotive socket. Because of this, and their inherent LED technology, they are also a good choice for a powerboat, which will often loose an incandescant navigation light when a cold wave hits. |
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Our lights have not yet been submitted for testing by any nation's government agencies as navigation running lights (port, starboard, stern, and tri-color) or anchor lights, so you must install them at your own risk (more details can be found here). This is really very little different from any other light, as the only sort of suits we've been able to find have been a result of a light not being carried (illuminated), not the type of light (ref: here). | |
| Thus, it is our opinion that the risk of yachting without lights in an effort to save power is a much greater risk than fear of irritating an insurance underwriter. Our opinion has been shared by over 400 cruising boats calling in Savusavu who saw our lights before they bought and used them after seeing their ultra bright white LED performance. | ||
| Bebi Electronics offers the best and most innovative light designs because of our 'secret' weapon' - our customers! Most of our LED light sales are to actively cruised vessels world-wide, as our products are widely touted by cruisers themselves on SSB nets and a variety of cruising bulletin boards. |
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| It has been with the help and advice of these actively sailed
yachts, who have purchased our existing products, that we have been able to add new designs to our
inventory. Our designs, which are unique to us, are a product of what active cruising yachts
say they need and what works. Compare this to other firms who use a glossy marketing department to 'spin'
what their profit plan, not your sailing plan! With our rigorous testing and a current regulator circuit, we feel confident in offering a LIFETIME replacement for our lights, with the proviso that they not be subjected to greater than 16 volts DC (32 volts for the Namu and Bebe). | ||
You, the Coup, and Bebi
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Our mascot Bebi, dazzLED by our lights, has been scrimshawed on deer bone by Sue Daumiller whilst aboard S/V 'Key of D' | |
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