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Default LED traffic lights

On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:30:58 +0000, RGrew176
wrote:


The laws of unintended consequences is in play here. A good idea to save
energy that does not work as intended in a cold climate.


My DOT buddy told me this is not as much about saving energy as saving
maintenance. The LEDs are supposed to last a whole lot longer. A
heater running at a low power would last virtually forever too and
they can be controlled thermostatically so they would not run at
ambients over 40 or so.