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by eli 4272 days ago
The "white" LEDs you see in light bulbs in the store are actually blue.
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jestinjoy1 4272 days ago
How? Or is it a mix of Red, Blue and Green?
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TTPrograms 4272 days ago
There are down-converting phosphors on the surface that convert a fraction of the blue light to other wavelengths to get close to white.
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azmenthe 4272 days ago
Is that the same method as fluorescent lighting?
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Florin_Andrei 4272 days ago
Similar in principle.
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