Electro-Mech
Making Dependable, High Quality Scoreboards
Electro-Mech is in the business of making scoreboards, not repairing them. We designed a reliable product that is easy to service in the field. If you know how to operate a ladder and a screwdriver, you have all the technical knowledge necessary to correct most things that can go wrong with one of our scoreboards.
However, you may run into a technical question form time to time about our products, as is often the case with electronics. Our technical support staff is available at no cost for the life of your scoreboard. We encourage any potential Electro-Mech customer to call us and pose a technical question to our support staff.
Then try calling one of our competitors with a similar question. You will discover at Electro-Mech a desire to quickly and completely solve your problem. And you may find yourself wishing that tech support for your computer, your cell phone, your dishwasher, and your car could somehow be handled by the folks you speak to at Electro-Mech.
LED Technology
In 1996 we replaced our entire lineup of indoor scoreboards with new models that feature LED technology. In 2003 we began offering a choice of LED or incandescent lamp technology for outdoor scoreboards. Over half of our outdoor scoreboard sales (and all indoor) consist of LED scoreboards. We now have thousands of LED scoreboards in service all over the United States and can say with confidence that they are the most reliable (and best looking) products we’ve produced in 40 years.
The outdoor LED models are typically 25% more expensive than their incandescent lamp counterparts. But their long-term savings offset the additional upfront costs. Because our LED scoreboards consume 90% less power than similar light bulb models, the installation cost is less (lighter gauge power cables and lower ratings on breaker panels), the operation cost is less (lower electric bills), and the maintenance cost is less (less current through scoreboard components lengthens their lives). And there are no light bulbs to change.
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Not all LED displays are the same
Some LEDs are just plain brighter than others. But there is more to a good display than brightness. If you get a chance to see an Electro-mech scoreboard out on the field, don't just stand in front of it; walk around and check out all the angles from which players, coaches, and spectators might be viewing
it. Visit the field in mid morning and mid afternoon when the sun is at an angle to cause glare. You will find that under almost any combination of lighting and position, you can still tell the score on an Electro-Mech board.
Some of our competitors have chosen narrow-angle LED5 for their scoreboards. While you may be able to read their displays from straight on, if you find yourself in the wrong part of the bleachers, you won’t be able to make out the digits. A couple of scoreboard makers have added semi-transparent plastic shields to protect their LEDs. While the protection offered is questionable, the resulting decrease in visibility is obvious. Smooth shields, even the clear ones, are reflective and can cause glare that obscures the LEDs. Textured and tinted shields produce less glare, but also reduce the amount of light passing through from the LEDs behind them. Over time the shields collect dust, debris, and scratches that further interfere with the light output of the LED5. Electro-Mech’s pioneering design allows the maximum viewing angle and the maximum light output from the LEDs while providing a flexible structure to absorb impacts without damage to our displays.
Unlimited Service and Support
While we may have a tendency to babble on at length about the superiority of our LED scoreboards, Electro-Mech is even prouder of the technical support and service we provide for our products. Try calling our toll free number. You will be talking to someone who works 100 feet down the hall from the factory floor where we build every single scoreboard. Our customer service staff knows our products inside and out. They are not commissioned sales people who want to upgrade you to the newest most expensive option. They are not outsourced data entry clerks following a script on a computer. They are trained, experienced technicians who are just as concerned as you are about making sure your part ships and your scoreboard works.
Quality, Safety, and Reliability
All of Electro-Mech’s standard scoreboard models are listed by ETL (Electrical Testing Laboratory). For the purchaser, this means our products and manufacturing processes have been independently examined and evaluated based on nationally recognized quality and safety standards. In addition, Electro-Mech offers a five-year limited warranty against any manufacturing defects in our scoreboards.
And if you’ve read this far, thank you for the interest.
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