At 11:58 AM 7/30/96, Harvey Chao wrote:
> Something I remembered last night - I have recently seen somewhere 
(probably
a
> trade journel, maybe "Machine Design"????) that a blue LED is now 
available.
> "So what"  you say?  Well, if you bunch blue, green and red  LEDs together
and
> they are reasonably matched in output you get WHITE light!!!  In fact I
> remember that was pointed out in the article as an option.  Now if I could
> remember WHO manufactured this  . . . .

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Harvey:

It's been a while, and I'm certainly no electrician (geologist), but I seem
to remember my 80 Vanagon had a blue LED for the brights indicator.  Am I
dreaming?

 -Tim.

 Tim:

 It seems to be a blue LED, but in fact, it is a little regular bulb with a 
filter only passing the blue light spectrum. If you still own your '80 
Vanagon, the filter is going bad and the white light will pass through.

Helmut
'80 Camper