[Elecraft] OT: mercury

[Jim Campbell]

Fred,

The LED traffic lights in FL must work better than the ones in my town.  
The LEDs appear to burn out in patches.  Looks like a leaf that a bug 
has been dining on.  On the positive side, the manufacturers will 
certainly get their act together in time.

72,

Jim - W4BQP
K2 #2268
ARES EC, Spartanburg Co., SC

Fred (FL) wrote:
> No need to worry much longer about "breaking" the
> small flourescent bulbs, so popular now in Australia
> and WMart - there are about to be eclipsed by the
> new LOW WATTAGE LED BULBS.   The LED technolgoy is
> already in use on sailboat mastheads, 18-wheeler
> tail\lights, and most updated red/green/yellow
> traffic lights.  For home use  - something like 4
> watts, last forever.
>
> Fred, FL
>