Re: Blue LEDs? when did that happen?

From: Gordon Youd (gordon_at_Zgyoud.demon.co.uk)
Date: 10/03/04 

Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 20:01:58 +0100

I once had some LEDs which gave all the colours of the rainbow including
xray, I put them directly across the mains, WOW!!! I lost my cat the same
night.

Gordon.
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"Don Bruder" <dakidd@sonic.net> wrote in message
news:j7O6d.15702$54.239606@typhoon.sonic.net...
> In article <slrnclmvso.4j9.don@manx.misty.com>,
> don@manx.misty.com (Don Klipstein) wrote:
>
>> In article <izF6d.15638$54.238587@typhoon.sonic.net>, Don Bruder wrote:
>> >
>> >Doubtful that it's "better", but... <shrug>
>> >
>> >(And never mind the fact that I brain-farted on the fact that we've had
>> >green LEDs seemingly forever - Was thinking in terms of "Damn... Only
>> >have red and yellow - Gotta "build" green if using LEDs, and the only
>> >way to do that is yellow plus blue.")
>>
>> Ever mix the light from a blue LED with the light from a yellow one?
>> It's certainly not green.
>
> Can't say I have. To be honest, I don't think I recall ever even having
> a blue and a green LED in the same room together, let alone trying to
> mix 'em.
>
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