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RAC
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:51 pm
by playworth
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
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:58 pm
by Smithy
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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:49 pm
by yorky
LED's champ, LED's.
LCD is the screen.
I haven't seen em yet though.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:03 pm
by robbage
Definitely LED, like the ones in this cutlery
I love google image search
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:11 pm
by yorky
Jebus they shove an LED into anything these days! Saw an outdoors program the other night with LED dog collars
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:18 pm
by robbage
I saw LED bras as well. My kids have LED shoes
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:23 pm
by yorky
Worlds greatest invention. Problem is expensive in things like light bars...
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:41 pm
by Millsy
Very Expensive
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:35 pm
by robbage
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
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:41 pm
by playworth
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?
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:52 pm
by robbage
Oh yeah, this was about RAC
Have seen a couple but not with anything flashing. Nice looking set-up on the back end.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:37 pm
by WPXZBP
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:42 am
by yorky
The
Wiki on blue LED's makes me feel dizzy
playworth, what model vehicle are the new vans?
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:19 pm
by donks
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?!
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:30 pm
by robbage
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.