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LED, WHAT IS IT?

Light Emitting Diode (LED) is a semiconductor light-producing unit.  When an electrical current passes through the unique materials, there is a recombination of positive and negative charges resulting in the emission of photons, as light energy.  This action is called electroluminescence.  The color of the light is determined by the energy gap of semiconductor and [...]

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VOLTS, AMPS AND WATTS

What They Mean to Each Other and You We’ve talked about what electricity is, what it means to you, how it’s produced, how it gets to you, now let’s talk about what makes it work for you. Let’s talk about volts, amps and watts. I researched a number of different ways to define these terms [...]

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ELECTRICITY

If  someone has a website devoted to their life’s work, they should start with their feelings on the subject.  The subject of electricity. Our Lives Depend on Electricity Electricity touches every aspect of our lives, every second of the day of those lives, and will continue to do so for the rest of our lives. [...]

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