Old denton rd. carrollton TX

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Old denton rd. carrollton TX

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The 2 signals facing toward the intersection of broadway and Old denton have been replaced with a.......



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What is "Fading" LEDs.

Meant to mimic gradual light up and dim down of incandescent filaments?

The sharp on and off is a better eye attrantant.
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Yes, that's what fading LEDs mean. Many varieties have the instant on/off feature, but the Safetran FLX-2000 have a very noticable fade. The Safetran/Dialight FLX-4000 Ball LEDs have a slight fade, but not as noticable.

There is one type of LED made by GE/Harmon that also has a slight fade to it as well. Those are starting to become a little more popular out here.
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This crossing change is part of Today's (November 29, 2009) update.
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I've got another minor update for this crossing coming for the November 30 update, and it shows a closeup of the LEDs. They are not Safetran FLX-2000 Fading LEDs that were reported here. They are actually WCH 2nd Generation non-fading LEDs.
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Here's an example of fading LED's. Compare the regular signals to the gate lights, you can see the difference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfBFXSUNOys

Also, if you didn't notice, the tip light on the gate closest to the camera in that video is flashing... Oops on the signal maintainer's part!
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They have fixed the flashing gate light, just so you all know.
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Yeah. I saw that mentioned in the comments.
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