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News Release from: Siemens Automation and Drives | Subject: Signum 3SB3 metal command devices
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 19 October 2000
LEDs make command devices vivid and
unambiguous
Siemens Automation and Drives have launched two new LED ranges to complement their Signum 3SB3 metal command devices.
Siemens Automation and Drives have launched two new LED ranges to complement their Signum 3SB3 metal command devices The new super-bright range is available in standard Ba9s format for conventional lampholders, and as an alternative to costly and inefficient transformer lamp applications, a range of integrated LEDs is also available
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 6 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Features of the new ranges include; low power consumption which reduces running costs by up to 80%; 100,000 hour lifetimes plus DC and vibration resistance, cutting maintenance costs by over 60%; and installation savings of up to 50% due to the patented Signum 3SB3 holder.
Paul Easton, Product Manager Pushbuttons and Terminals, believes that the most significant benefit of the new LED ranges is the difference it makes to colour reproduction.
"With incandescent lamps, the yellowing effect of their light can give the impression that the lens colour is "washed out" (especially when differentiating between green and blue).
LED technology means that the colour of the light is matched to the colour of the lens".
The end result is a vivid, unambiguous signal that is clearly visible even in high ambient light levels.
The new Siemens LED ranges are available in all standard colours and voltages, and cost is drastically reduced at every step when compared to other technology in today's market.
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