[AT] LED flashlights

[John Wilkens]

AMEN!!!!



At 07:33 PM 12/23/2005, you wrote:

>>Hank,
>>   They already exist. LEDs are MUCH more efficient than incandescent
>>lighting. They are also already in use in RVs and autos for lighting,
>>including headlights in some vehicles. They do not have to be
>>directional either. It is very easy to make the lens into a flood beam.
>>Just toss a couple LEDs inside a housing with a reflector and you have a
>>nice flood beam.
>
>I don't really have any direct knowledge of the efficiency, but a little 
>thought suggests that all the energy consumed has to be accounted for 
>somehow.  Since LEDs make very little heat, noise, or motion, I would 
>expect them to be efficient at making light.  Maybe with a little luck 
>they will eventually replace those !#$%^& blue headlights that increase 
>safety by blinding oncoming drivers!
>
>George Willer
>
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