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High-Intensity LEDs - light emitting diodes from Gentex - Brief Article

Automotive Industries,  Nov, 2000  

Johnson Controls debuts Gentex Corp.'s new light emitting diodes in a 2000 Ford Explorer, lighting door panels -- great for finding those handles at night--and map lights. Combining synthetic-white LEDs and Orca (a proprietary power package), the new LEDs produce up to 10 times more light than anything currently available.

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The LED is said to last the life of the vehicle, is smaller, emits less heat, uses less power and allows a more focused beam than traditional lighting.

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