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Lizard Blizzard wrote:
> 
> James Sweet wrote:
> > The traffic light LED's use a transformerless power supply usually so they
> > flicker at 60 Hz, the yellow doesn't flicker because it's incandescent,
> > they're on so little that the savings of using LED's for them would be
> > minimal.
> 
> Around the city, I've noticed thast even the yellow stop lights are
> LEDs.  I believe the reason was that if the yellow lamps were left
> incandescent, then the system would still have to use AC line voltage.
> I think one thing was contemplated when they converted to LEDs, the use
> of lower power and voltage would allow the whole traffic light system
> run off backup batteries.  This was important in the last year or so
> because of the possibility of rolling blackouts in (So.) California.
> 
> --
> ----------------(from OED Mini-Dictionary)-----------------
> PUNCTUATION - Apostrophe
> Incorrect uses: (i) the apostrophe must not be used with a plural
> where there is no possessive sense, as in ~tea's are served here~;
> (ii) there is no such word as ~her's, our's, their's, your's~.
> 
> Confusions: it's = it is or it has (not 'belonging to it'); correct
> uses are ~it's here~ (= it is here); ~it's gone~ (= it has gone);
> but ~the dog wagged its tail~ (no apostrophe).
> ----------------(For the Apostrophe challenged)----------------
>  From a fully deputized officer of the Apostrophe Police!

   Here in Central Florida I see them replacing the red lights with LED
assemblies, but not the yellow or green.  I have noticed a few already
have a couple bad LEDs and haven't been in use for a full year.
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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida