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Releases for October, 2004
LEDs Prevent Hot Hands In Helicopters
 After
a Royal Danish Air Force doctor seared his hand on a hot halogen light
bulb that promptly burned out, the Danish Air Force started the search
for a cooler and more reliable lamp to illuminate the medical instruments'
table onboard their medevac helicopters.
An LED solution was chosen, based on previous experience of replacing a
halogen bulb in the swing-arm task light above the examination table, in
which the light fixture was too hot for medical personnel to reposition
it when necessary.
A PAR20 lamp from LEDtronics was chosen, containing sixty-six 5mm LEDs,
with an incandescent white (4500K) color with superior color-rendering
ability that expedited differentiating between tissue, blood and other
bodily fluids.
For the instruments table, an LEDtronics LED Light Strip was specified.
At a half-inch high, this strip fitted the existing cylindrical fixture
and gives off plenty of light. It features 105 narrow-beamed incandescent-white
5mm domed LEDs mounted on a 27 x 0.75 inch PCB.
The strip draws only 0.525 A while generating 2000 mcd of focused light.
The directional light from LED Light Strips brightly illuminates the targeted
area for optimal viewing without compromising the night vision of the rest
of the helicopter's crew or, most importantly, making the light fixture
hot.
The solid-state nature of the LED lights also makes them suitable to withstand
the vibrations and jolts experienced on board the helicopters. Pleased
with the performance of the LED PAR20 bulbs and LED Light Strips, the Danish
Air Material Command purchased LED lamps to retrofit all of their new helicopters.
Founded in 1983, LEDtronics® leads where others only follow when
it comes to designing, manufacturing and packaging state-of-the-art LEDs
to meet the world’s constantly changing lighting needs. Our inventive
product line encompasses an array of direct incandescent lamp replacement
Based LEDs, low-cost snap-in and relampable Panel Mount LEDs, high intensity
sunlight-visible Discrete LEDs, PCB LEDs circuit board status indicators,
surface mount diodes SMT LEDs, full-spectrum rainbow RGB LEDs, and Infra-Red
(IR) LEDs.
LED Automotive bulbs are priced from $24.50 to $58.00 each, depending
on the model and LED color. Quantity discounts are offered. Availability
is 4 – 6 weeks. Samples are available for qualified customers.
For additional information on how to incorporate LEDs into your designs,
contact LEDtronics toll free at 1-800-579-4875, telephone 310-534-1505,
fax at 310-534-1424, e-mail webmaster@ledtronics.com or mail at LEDtronics
Inc., 23105 Kashiwa Court, Torrance, CA 90505.
Visit our website at www.ledtronics.com.
Ask for datasheet logs #137A and #137C for AUT1157/56 and AUT3156/57,
respectively.
URL address: www.ledtronics.com/ds/PAR20/
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