Backlit LED Letters 17
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LED Sign Letters · Backlit LED Channel Letters
Backlit letters in a condensed face where the narrow counters need careful LED placement to avoid a dark stripe down the middle of the halo. Metal front and return in stainless, aluminium or a painted colour.
Backlit letters in a condensed face where the narrow counters need careful LED placement to avoid a dark stripe down the middle of the halo. Metal front and return in stainless, aluminium or a painted colour.
Best for. Condensed and narrow typefaces that are usually difficult to halo evenly.
Watch out. Condensed letters set close together will merge their halos; increase the letter spacing on the template.
Condensed and narrow typefaces that are usually difficult to halo evenly. It sits in our corporate offices and lobbies work more often than anywhere else.
The halo is made by the wall, not by the letter. Surface colour, surface texture and the stand-off distance decide whether the effect is a clean outline or a smudge, and none of those are things a letter specification usually mentions. They are all listed here.
A reception wordmark is looked at from two metres by people with nothing else to do. Every seam, every kerning error and every uneven reflection is visible. See the halo and backlit brand walls route for how this is specified on a live job.
These points are reproduced from our own production specification for Backlit LED Letters 16. Nothing has been added to them.
| Construction | Fabricated sheet metal, folded and soldered into a closed letter |
|---|---|
| Material | Genuine 304 or 316 grade stainless steel, aluminium alloy |
| Return material | 304 or 316 polished or brushed stainless steel, aluminium or powder coated metal |
| Surface finish | Specified per order: polished or brushed stainless, aluminium, or powder coated metal |
| Illumination | Backlit halo, LED aimed at the mounting surface |
| LED module | Built-in high quality waterproof LED |
| Transformer | Supplied with the letters |
| Fixing method | Back stud |
| Supplied with the order | 1:1 scale mounting template, fixing screws, transformer |
| Colour matching | Any colour from a Pantone or RAL code confirmed before production |
| Production time | 7 to 10 days |
| Shipping | DHL or UPS express door to door, approximately 4 to 5 days |
| Payment terms | T/T, Western Union, PayPal |
| Minimum order quantity | None |
TBC means the figure is not stated on our original specification and has not been estimated.
Genuine 304 or 316 grade stainless steel, aluminium alloy Finish: specified per order: polished or brushed stainless, aluminium, or powder coated metal.
Fabricated sheet metal, folded and soldered into a closed letter. Artwork in AI, EPS or CDR fixes the geometry before anything is cut.
Joints are dressed before finishing, and illuminated builds are wired and lit before the back is closed. Formal QC documentation is TBC.
Factory level certification is TBC and is not claimed on this site.
Nineteen builds where the face stays solid metal and the LED throws light onto the wall behind, producing the halo or corona outline.
The alternative constructions in this catalogue are set out in fabricated or flat cut which construction to use, and the illumination choices in frontlit backlit or edge lit.
Condensed letters set close together will merge their halos; increase the letter spacing on the template.
Designers who are choosing the wall finish and the sign at the same time.
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Reception walls and facades where the brand colour should appear as light on the wall, not on the letter.
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Hotel and office lobbies where the letters are read against an evenly lit feature wall.
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Interiors with controlled lighting where a lit face would be too bright for the room.
View specificationThe brand colour had to appear at night without the letter face glowing, so the sign reads as solid brushed metal in daylight and as a coloured outline after dark.
Comparison GuideThree ways of putting light into a metal letter, and the one question that separates them: where do you want the light to come out?
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Genuine 304 or 316 grade stainless steel, aluminium alloy. The construction is fabricated sheet metal, folded and soldered into a closed letter. Surface finish: specified per order: polished or brushed stainless, aluminium, or powder coated metal.
Production runs 7 to 10 days. Add roughly 4 to 5 days for DHL or UPS express door to door, and allow time for artwork approval before production starts.
Fixing is by back stud. The order includes 1:1 scale mounting template, fixing screws, transformer. Set the letters out from the template rather than by eye.
Condensed letters set close together will merge their halos; increase the letter spacing on the template.
Yes. There is no minimum order quantity on this catalogue and any order quantity is accepted. Shipping cost per letter falls sharply once several travel in the same carton, so order a full word together where you can.
Send the artwork and the finished letter height and the quotation comes back with the production window and the shipping estimate attached.