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Full-On FranLab! The Rest Of 2020
🕑 Added 2021-03-06 05:04:27 +0000 UTCThe finale of my 10 year retrospective is the culmination of my year in quarantine, and there were so many memorable moments that they get their own feature length spotlight. So grab the snacks, sit back, and relax. And here's to looking ahead to 2021....
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Steven Ruhl
I found more information on the count down amber traffic signal. It was demonstrated at a 1966 traffic safety conference in Amarillo, TX, where I saw it. I found a few newspaper articles on it and the patent. The mechanical aspects of the display are skimpy, other than it used a 10 segment lamp display (9 with segment 3 repeated). https://patents.google.com/patent/US3480909A/en?q=((Countdown+traffic+signal))&inventor=Hines&oq=((Countdown+traffic+signal))+inventor:Hines An earlier version which hung below a standard signal was entirely electro-mechanical with 4 projection displays.
Jessica McIntosh
Wonderful video. Fun to see so many great things again. 😀
Fran Blanche
Oooo... I haven't seen this one. Thanks!
Dr Andy Hill
Loved this three pats summary. Looking forwaed to the new 2021 stuff now!
Fran, You did such a nice job explaining the displays, both big and small, I immediately thought of you you when I saw this Mission Control video: https://youtu.be/pWGoey-L2mU.
David Peaker
Here's to the next 10 years!
Mark Sundstrom
Thank you! The Bina-View is very cool.
Fran Blanche
Unlikely. But if you find any pictures or documentation of that display then please post it.
Steven Ruhl
Circa 1964-1966 Amarillo, TX had a traffic signal with a countdown amber light. It displayed count down digits before turning solid amber. Our parents would drive us down there just to watch the light change. It pre-dates LEDs. Could it have been a Bina-View?
