Assumption Grotto Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan has been upgraded with installation of 14 Elektralite 1018 LED fixtures.

In the church SSL installation, the evaluation of the old sound system resulted in the realization that the mixture of incandescent, HID, and quartz light sources was dated and produced a significant mismatch in terms of color temperature. The DCA Group of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania undertook an overhaul of both the sound and lighting systems.

The lighting upgrade was complicated by regular church activities, block-wall construction of the nearly-100-year-old structure, and the fact that the lighting was to be mounted at a 40-ft height. The need for long life and limited maintenance led to the choice of LEDs. The Elektralite fixtures are rated for 50,000 hours of life.

The Elekralite 1018 fixtures can produce white and colored light. DCA specified a wireless transmitter to distribute the DMX controls, eliminating what could have been a problematic wiring scenario, given the block walls.

"These great compact fixtures, which utilize 10-watt quad LEDs not, single source multicolor LEDs, means not only do they cover the color spectrum, but they also have none of the normal LED drawbacks of color striation and very bad shadowing," said Dan Chujko, vice president of the DCA Group. "The 1018s include many features and are adaptable to fit almost any professional/commercial use."