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>I left a voice mail with the guy I usually deal with there. I'm thinking 2/11/02, or do we already have a program scheduled for February?Ray J. Vaughan, MS, CBTE, CERT
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\n>Possible topics I suggested:
\n> Technical overview of a traffic signal
\n> Their LED replacement program
\n> What info they need from us if we find problems
\n> Disaster plans, back up power, what we can do after a wide spread disaster.
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\n>I would also like to invite any OEM staff that would like to be briefed about the traffic signals. Can anyone thing of another group that might be interested? I want to make it worth their while if they can do it.
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\n>At 03:13 PM 1/15/02 -0500, you wrote:
\n>traffic signal lights could be part of the evenings program. this may come together quite well. ray, see what you can do and i'll start doing research. if you want, you handle the traffic signal side and i'll handle the consumer side. i'll also look into motor vehicle applications which are becoming more prominent.
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\n>robert
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\n>Ray Vaughan wrote:
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\n> > Maybe related....
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\n> > I can see if we can get a speaker from the Traffic Signal department. They're looking at doing a conversion to LEDs for traffic signals. There are already some test lights in place. Maybe they can explain the conversion and give us an overview of the signaling system. Maybe a demo. And what and how to report signal problems we see on the road.
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\n> > Anyone interested?
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\n> > At 12:52 PM 1/15/02 -0500, you wrote:
\n> > >a few of us have begun to get into LED lighting. with the plethora of options
\n> > >now available (white LED flashlights, inspection lights for drug
\n> > >interdiction, lanterns, marker lights etc) maybe we should have a discussion
\n> > >on whats out there and perhaps have some show and tell to give folks who
\n> > >havent been exposed to them a chance to try them out. we could also cover the
\n> > >pro's and cons of led versus filament bulbs.
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\n> > >i'd be willing to get this together for the next SFFMA meeting if enough
\n> > >folks have an interest.
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\n> > >robert cruz
\n> > >ke4mcl
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