Adding thermal on to the fixture may help. Excessive LED operating temperatures (eg in Summer) are to be avoided as lifetime is very substntially affected by increasing temperature. Russell 2009/12/18 Russell McMahon > > > Hi all, > > leds are more luminous and they consume little, but they emanate less > > heat of the incandescent light bulbs. > > And they do not melt the snow... > > The article is in italian but the photo is enough! > > > http://www.zeusnews.it/index.php3?ar=3Dstampa&cod=3D11596&numero=3D999 > > The light is green - what more do you need to know ? :-). > > Some auxilliary heating on an "as required" basis seems to be in order. > > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Russell -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist