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   Dave Plowman to Major Scott   
   Re: LED car lights flicker - no need!   
   23 Apr 13 16:58:35   
   
   XPost: uk.rec.driving   
   From: dave@davesound.co.uk   
      
   In article ,   
      Major Scott  wrote:   
   > > Pulsing an LED is a way of getting a higher light output from it   
   > > without overheating. Overheating an LED kills it in short order.   
      
   > Take for example the brake/tail lights.  These are often pulsed for tail   
   > and on for brake.  So what you said doesn't make sense.  Anything less   
   > than full voltage on (as for brake) will be lower heat.   
      
   LEDs are current, not voltage, driven.   
      
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