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Article #7850Re: Blue LED
From: Duke McMullan n5gax
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 1990 03:53
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 1990 03:53
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In article <12630655371015@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu> LANGFRD@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu (david langford) writes: >Does anyone where Blue L.E.D.'s can be purchased for LESS than $10. >The only place I have seen them is Jameco and they were $9.95!!!! >This is a LITTLE too much for me... It's a little rich for my blood, too...but wait a while. I recall a few years back when wimpy red LEDs were selling for >$10. "...and this, too, shall pass away." They'll get cheaper fast, when production yields rise and demand increases. They remain a curiosity at this point...you'll see _very_ few specified as manufacturing components. Now. Who can tell me where to find a blue diode _laser_ for <$100? ;^) d -- "It's my _dessert_ that's gross! Look, a thermos full of phlegm!" -- Calvin Duke McMullan n5gax nss13429r phon505-255-4642 ee5391aa@hydra.unm.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!midway!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!unmvax!ariel.unm.edu!hydra.unm.edu!ee5391aa From: ee5391aa@hydra.unm.edu (Duke McMullan n5gax) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Blue LED Message-ID: <1990Oct18.035324.10362@ariel.unm.edu> Date: 18 Oct 90 03:53:24 GMT References: <3534@mindlink.UUCP> <12630655371015@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu> Sender: news@ariel.unm.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Lines: 25