Re: speaking of LEDs

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From: Kevin Langston
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1988 17:41

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In article <7200014@silver> commgrp@silver.bacs.indiana.edu writes:
>
>I read about "high-brightness" LEDs from Japan in Modern Electronics 
>magazine a couple of years ago.  The author said that clusters of them 
>would eventually replace incandescent bulbs for car tail-lights.  It 
>was the April issue, so I didn't believe it!  :^)
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>
>Frank
>reid@gold.bacs.indiana.edu

Well you can believe it! Next time you're stopped in traffic behind a
Nissan 300ZX, take a look at the center mounted tail light. You'll notice
that it is a slightly different color than the other tail-lights, a really
nice LED kinda red. And they are BRIGHT! Now if they'd only start turning
up in the salvage yards....

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Subject: Re: speaking of LEDs
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Date: 30 Sep 88 17:41:25 GMT
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