I've got a Product idea

[darkdragon885]

Don’t know if anyone else would be interested, but I think it would be cool to have an implant with two leds, a HF on one side and a LF on the other then we would have a built in field detector.

[NiamhAstra]

It’s a great idea. It can be done just by putting each one 5mm + apart. It’s been discussed a few times, this is the last time I saw Amal mention it

COVID-19 projects

it’s logically simple… but there are differences… with the heat from glass sealing you can’t put an LED at the end being sealed or it will melt. with chips you can put them on the other end or the middle and it doesn’t matter… but with a dual LED you want one LED at each end really… and this becomes an issue with magnetic rod and insert design… it’s a pain also to try to get engineers to work with assemblers when they aren’t side by side… it’s just… there are issues and we have other things to …

[Pilgrimsmaster]

Mate that is a great Idea, as @NiamhAstra said, it has been suggested a few times.

In theory it sounds easy as, I thought the same thing.
I mean it’s basically a Next with Chips swapped for LEDS, right ?!
Unfortunately not, hiwever, Rest assured, Amal has had the same idea, considered it and investigated it.
There are many hurdles than expected, as Amal explained below.

@amal

not likely to be honest… it’s so hard to do factory NRE with people that don’t speak your language. plus there are vendors who will not supply raw materials and not disclose their suppliers… there are politics involved in ways that make absolutely no sense. In the case of a dual frequency xLED, it has much more to do with the disinclination of the people running the sealing hardware to deal with variation. Under no circumstances do they want there to be any possibility of charred plastic or overheated resin happening inside the machine… and when it comes to positioning LEDs inside the glass, this is a challenge (as you know)… so after many many plans, engineering drawings, ideas, and absolute failure… rather than beat my head against that wall I choose other battles.

Not what we want to hear, but understandable.

So, It is, what it is, unfortunately but I’m happy knowing there will be something else Interesting currently in the works and will show up in due course

[darkdragon885]

No but I can understand and can’t really complain. I was trying to find info on how they are made and couldn’t find much. Just out of curiosity would it be possible to make something like a pill capsule that slides together and then seal the middle?

[amal]

I keep coming back around to this idea from time to time… it’s not a lost cause, just very far down the priority chain.