Re: EL panel source

From: Spehro Pefhany (speffSNIP_at_interlogDOTyou.knowwhat)
Date: 11/06/04 

Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 10:11:18 -0500

On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 02:12:52 -0500, the renowned Andy Cuffe
<baltimora@psu.edu> wrote:

>On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 00:06:36 GMT, "Clarence" <no@No.com> wrote:
>>>
>>
>>
>>Last EL panel I designed a supply for was three panels 30 inches BY 120 inches.
>>They are going strong and haven't lost much light yet, But is has only been a
>>year and they are only on for 6 hours a day. That is about 2,000 hours.
>>
>
>A good alternative to an EL panel would be an LED back light. I've
>seen ones which were made of a woven plastic fiber optic sheet that
>was illuminated by an LED. Life should be virtually unlimited.
>Something like this might be a good replacement
>Andy Cuffe
>baltimora@psu.edu

White LED lifetime is not unlimited.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany 

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