An Evolution of Supernova LED

THE TRUE COST OF A LAMP

The initial costs is less than 13% of the REAL cost of that lamp. $6.00
Stop-Tail-Turn Lamp

$11.25
($45/hour @ 15 minutes)

$30.00
($60/hour @ 1/2 hour)

$47.25

Lamp Killers
Two biggest killers of Lamps are Vibration and Corrosion
Vibration Causes 80% of premature failures Corrosion and poor connections cause 16% of premature failures

Grote SuperNova LEDs eliminate the #1 and # 2 Killers of lamps

Evaluate LEDs
TMC recommended practice of evaluating LEDs was on a Return on Investment (ROI) basis. Grote SuperNova LEDs return on average over 450% on the initial investment of the LED.

Imagine No More Replacements

No maintenance costs (24% of replacement costs). No Downtime (64% of replacement costs).

Imagine No More Replacements

LEDs pay for themselves in the time it takes to replace the first lamp Imagine all the savings over the life of the vehicle!

Moving maintenance costs to a profit item!

LEDs In The Beginning

1989 Grote introduced the industrys first red LED clearance marker light.
The Thinline LED
6 T 1 3/4 red HP diodes Narrow channel mounting Common bolt hole patterns UBS Male Pin termination

LEDs In The Beginning

1991, Grote receives the first Truck Writers of North America Technical Achievement Award. Cool product reception in market place.
Unknown technology Sticker shock Availability

Presentation Overview
Overview of LED Technology
Material color efficiency White LED technology Product development direction LED output trends

Variability of LEDs LED Applications Grote Design and Manufacturing

LED MAKE-UP
LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (L.E.D)

T 1 3/4 STYLE SHOWN

CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE SEMICONDUCTOR COMPOUND AND LIGHT IS EMITTED NO EVAPORATION OF COMPONENTS EFFECTIVE LIGHT FOR 100,000 HOURS LIGHTING DEVICES USUALLY CONTAIN NUMEROUS L.E.D.S

LED vs Incandescent
Feature Life Shock/Vibration Rise Time Current Draw Voltage Drop In-Rush Current Flasher Life Brake Switch Life Temperature Styling Life Cycle System Cost LED 100,000 Hours Solid State Device .00006 mSec 0.5 A Low None Longer Longer Low Smaller Low Incandescent 2,000-15,000 Hour Filaments Fail 250 mSec 2.1 A High High Shorter Shorter High Larger High

LED vs Incandescent

Typical # Lamp Type Clearance Marker Stop Tail Turn Total Current Typical In-Rush Current (Cold Filament) of Lamps 5 6 2 2 2

Current Draw in AMPS Incandescent 3.3 3.96 4.2 2.36 4.2 18.02 45 LED 0.25 0.30 1.0 0.30 1.0 2.85 2.85 No In-Rush

LED vs Incandescent
SAFETY INCANDESCENT LAMPS REQUIRE ABOUT 1/4 SECOND TO BE AN EFFECTIVE SIGNAL L.E.D.S ARE INSTANT ON AT 65 MPH THIS RESULTS IN AN ADDITIONAL 24 TO 39 FEET OF EFFECTIVE STOPPING DISTANCE

THE EVOLUTION OF SUPERNOVA

T 1 3/4

PIRANHA

SUPER NOVA

LED Technology Evolves

LED EVOLUTION
1999 1998 1996

T 1 3/4
1995 1993 1992 1990 1988 0 10 20 RELATIVE INTENSITY 30 40

PIRANHA SUPER NOVA

Grote LED History

1988 - Development of red slim-line LED 1989 - Fleet tests (500) 1990 - Began production of T1 3/4 red slim-line LED 1993 - Began production of amber thin-line LED 1994 - Began production of 2&1/2 red and amber marker lamps 1994 - Introduced 4 Stop, Tail, Turn LED 1995 - Production of PC amber marker lamp 1995 - Development of SuperNova LED's 1996 - Begin development of 60 Series LED 1997 - SuperNova Launch 1997 - Key LED development *Flush Mount Cab Marker *60 Series Oval

Flexibility, lower cost, quick response

Technology ahead of the competition

SUMMARY

BREADTH QUALITY COST/PRICE MORE TO COME

LED Vehicle Lighting

The future is looking brighter all the time!