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Post by **playworth** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:51 pm

as any one notice The new RAC road-side assit cars now?

they have new LCDs and it like all over the car back and front. and side.. it like lil yellow matchbox car. lol

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:58 pm

Post by **yorky** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:49 pm

LED's champ, LED's.

LCD is the screen.

I haven't seen em yet though.

Post by **robbage** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:03 pm

Definitely LED, like the ones in this cutlery

I love google image search

Post by **yorky** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:11 pm

Jebus they shove an LED into anything these days! Saw an outdoors program the other night with LED dog collars

Post by **robbage** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:18 pm

I saw LED bras as well. My kids have LED shoes

Post by **yorky** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:23 pm

Worlds greatest invention. Problem is expensive in things like light bars...

Millsy · Post by **Millsy** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:41 pm

Very Expensive

Post by **robbage** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:35 pm

yorky wrote:Worlds greatest invention

The guy that perfected the blue LED should be given a medal. Dunno what it is about LED but I know they've had an influence on me

Post by **playworth** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:41 pm

sorry i meant LED. sorry i got given new HDTV or whatever you cal it now these days..

BUt as anyone seen the new RAC vans?

Post by **robbage** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:52 pm

Oh yeah, this was about RAC

Have seen a couple but not with anything flashing. Nice looking set-up on the back end.

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:37 pm

robbage wrote:
yorky wrote:Worlds greatest invention
The guy that perfected the blue LED should be given a medal. Dunno what it is about LED but I know they've had an influence on me

From what I understand the development of the blue LED was, um, "stymied" as the TV manufaturers were worried that any regular person could go and create their own LED TV and sales of the CRT televisions would decrease. Might be an urban myth but it's a good yarn nonetheless.

Post by **yorky** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:42 am

The Wiki on blue LED's makes me feel dizzy

playworth, what model vehicle are the new vans?

donks · Post by **donks** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:19 pm

yorky wrote:The Wiki on blue LED's makes me feel dizzy

playworth, what model vehicle are the new vans?

Mercedes Benz 'Vito' vans... they have LED lightbars just above the bootlid.

they stand out quite well.. but i think these vans could be RAC Vehicle Inspection or RAC Batteries vehicles as i still see a lot of Ford utes as Roadside Assist?!

Post by **robbage** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:30 pm

WPXZBP wrote:From what I understand the development of the blue LED was, um, "stymied" as the TV manufaturers were worried that any regular person could go and create their own LED TV and sales of the CRT televisions would decrease. Might be an urban myth but it's a good yarn nonetheless.

I was thinking I might buy eleventy gazillion LEDs to do just that. I like a soldering challenge. I'm gonna need more stripboard.

The wiki article also mentioned that LEDs are capable of detecting light as well, something I thought was BS when I saw a circuit a few weeks ago.