According to Grote, small LED clearance/marker lamps share a flaw — they visibly dim as they age. Heat and negative transients cause this reduction in brightness and functionality, and Grote says its new lamps are designed with a rectifier diode that protects LEDs from the effects of negative transients.
“We have engineered all Grote LED lamps to resist the wear and tear that negative transients place on LED lamps,” says John Grote, vice president sales and marketing for Grote Industries. “The LEDs in the new MicroNova Dot were specially designed to allow room for the addition of rectifier diodes.”
The company claims the MicroNova Dot is so robust that it is expected to outlast and outperform all comparably sized LED lamps on the market. The lamp is designed for dual-intensity performance and comes in red, amber and white colors.
Grote’s MicroNova Dot is available in P2- and PC-rated versions, which the company says allows it to meet the photometric requirements for a broad spectrum of applications. The P2 designation means that the MicroNova Dot can be used as either a side marker lamp or a clearance lamp, but not both at the same time. Grote says the PC designation means the lamp will meet light angularity requirements for both the clearance and side marker lamps simultaneously.
The white version of the lamp is also suitable for access, stairs and compartment lighting. According to Grote, the MicroNova Dot’s toughness, coupled with its diminutive size, make it a perfect accessory lamp for a broad range of applications. The lamps require no mounting fasteners and have a profile that extends only 3/8 in. from the mounting surface.
The MicroNova Dot comes in a 12-Volt model and a 24-Volt, ECE-rated model. An optional adapter adds even more flexibility to the line by allowing the lamps to function in a dual-intensity mode, needed for applications such as high-mount center lamp configurations.
“Penny-sized LED clearance/marker lamps have been on the market for a few years and they’ve demonstrated the strong market interest in the product category,” Grote says. “We took a good hard look at what was lacking in the available products and that’s where we focused our attention.”
