I wanted to share a current project Im working on.... (pic)

[mikeofaustin]

I wanted to share a current project I'm working on.... (pic)

It's not too often I work on something that I want to photo, but this is surely one of them. The client is actually a pleasure to work with, and this project, after being finished, just took my breath away. This photo just doesn't do it justice. I had to offset the photo because the LED's would have blinded the camera if taken straight on. In fact, just looking at it head on leaves you with spots in your eyes. This photo is actually composed of an upper and a lower photo merged together because the sign itself is soo big. You can see in the lower left corner a can of coke that I left for size reference. THIS THING IS ABSOLUTELY BLINDINGLY BRIGHT!!!!

 

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[packerbacker]

Re: I wanted to share a current project I'm working on.... (pic)

Neat, what's it for?

 

[dpitt8]

Re: I wanted to share a current project I'm working on.... (pic)

cool looking

 

[peacock]

Re: I wanted to share a current project I'm working on.... (pic)

I like. Looks a lot like old diner signs. Yet more modern.

 

[onfire]

Re: I wanted to share a current project I'm working on.... (pic)

Good sign for the food police

 

[mikeofaustin]

Re: I wanted to share a current project I'm working on.... (pic)

I actually don't know what a lot of the projects I work on are intended to end up in... But, I'm guessing it's a road sign. You might drive through your hometown and find that the some of the traffic lights use LEDs instead of actual light bulbs in various intersections. Also, a lot of commercial trucks are moving to this for their brake lights and turning signals because they don't burn out like light bulbs do. Cities are slowly moving toward this technology. Light bulbs burn out and this would be a much better solution (It's also a lower power cost to run, considering LEDs run much more efficiently than incandescent light bulbs.

 

[Frankn]

Re: I wanted to share a current project I'm working on.... (pic)

Cars are using LEDs also for break lights because they reach full brilliance much faster.
LEDs are used in the latest light bulbs for housing but the cost has to come down to justify them.
It almost looks to good. I wonder how long it will take to "walk away".

PS The latest LEDs I worked with yesterday carried a warning not to look directly at them. They were listed as super bright.

 

[TheRandyMan]

Re: I wanted to share a current project I'm working on.... (pic)

LEDs will soon overtake the mercury filled fluorescent bulbs as they will be coming down in cost of purchase and actually are more cost efficient energy wise over time. That is a beautiful work of art you made there, love it.

 

[Dave44]

Re: I wanted to share a current project I'm working on.... (pic)

In the cities that had started using them in stop lights they found that the lights didn't get warm enough to stop snow and ice from blocking out the light. Have they fixed that yet?

 

[mikeofaustin]

Re: I wanted to share a current project I'm working on.... (pic)

Cars are using LEDs also for break lights because they reach full brilliance much faster.
LEDs are used in the latest light bulbs for housing but the cost has to come down to justify them.
It almost looks to good. I wonder how long it will take to "walk away".

PS The latest LEDs I worked with yesterday carried a warning not to look directly at them. They were listed as super bright.

Yep. The picture doesn't do it justice, but I'm guessing that the client will actually need to install 'dimmer' plastics, becuase this is so bright. But, "brightest I can find" is what they asked for, so that's what they got. When I was taking that photo, I noticed that the whole place lit up from these LEDs. I saw spots when looking that them directly from 20 feet away. Yes, they are bright, to say the least.

BTW, each board is about 2 amps total (4 boards needed for each sign). That's a LOT of power for LEDs... and because LEDs are so efficient, you just know this board is extremely bright. Again, the photo simply doesn't do it justice.

 

[mikeofaustin]

Re: I wanted to share a current project I'm working on.... (pic)

In the cities that had started using them in stop lights they found that the lights didn't get warm enough to stop snow and ice from blocking out the light. Have they fixed that yet?

Hmmm... It sounds like the heat generated from incandescent elements were also used as heaters for snow and ice. BUT, in the summer time, this 'heat' is a waist of energy. That's a good point you just made.