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Re: LED flashers

I think that the LED's were a good change. They definitely saved weight, although you could save more if the cables were only about 6" long to start with, then you could use extensions if needed (4' is excessive).

The LED's definitely need to be brighter, but that gets to be tough in SMT LED's. 5mm LED's can be so bright that they blind you, so you would have to use something to diffuse them or use diffused LED's (the lens assembly would probably do the trick, just as in the flashers that certain teams have as souvenirs). (We could use 2 Luxeon LED's behind the lens and that would definitely do the trick!)

They definitely take less energy to power, probably ~200 ma in a short pulse rather than an amp or so constantly for the revolving light (I think that's what it took).

It would be good to have the LED's flash more all the time, because that would make them seem brighter.

It would also be easier to mount if it was designed to be like a rotating light--an all-in-one, cylindrical unit that only has one set of wires.
 


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