<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059"><span>Update on my LED driver.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3775">Had my 60W LED running for 20 hours & upon rechecking</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3776">the amps I found I was only drawing .28 amps not 2.8 amps as I had first thought</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3777">so no wonder it was running cool. The output of the light seemed quite high</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3778">so it had me fooled. I was only running it at 7.28W.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3559">I wound it up to 1 amp (27W) & it got really hot quite quickly.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3781">The driver seemed to revert to .5 of an amp when I tested it again & I couldn't</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3782">get any more than that on that driver or the spare one I had.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3783">I have a beefyer driver that I'll try in the near future.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4077">A thought that came to mind was that it may be an advantage using Ken's</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4076">100W emitter and operating it at something like 50W so it's running a lot cooler.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4376">Another thought is that if there is a potentiometer in Ken's design for adjusting</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4457">the amps, then for those that want to put the driver in the hull, this could be used</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span>as a dimming control.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3059" dir="ltr"><span>Cheers Alan</span></div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3062"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3061"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3060"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3784"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3064"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Ken Martindale via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Personal Submersibles General Discussion' <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, September 3, 2015 10:17 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] LED Driver<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3065"><br><div id="yiv6395798372"><style>#yiv6395798372 #yiv6395798372 --
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#yiv6395798372 </style><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3068"><div class="yiv6395798372WordSection1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3067"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3066"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4670">You are right, there wasn’t much information and I found it confusing.</span></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_3069"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4671"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4672">Hope your 60 watt works OK. If their statement about step down is correct then your LED run voltage has to be less than your input voltage.</span></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4673"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4675"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4674">The circuit contains an aluminum electrolytic capacitor which makes me question the reliability. But sometimes it still works.</span></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4676"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4677"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4678">Have fun,</span></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4679"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4681"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4680">Ken</span></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv6395798372yqt2880993711" id="yiv6395798372yqt12456"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan James via Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 02, 2015 5:36 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] LED Driver</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4684"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7895"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">Ken,</span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7893"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">that site didn't have a lot of information.</span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7678"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">This documentation on Ebay desribes them as constant voltage, constant current drivers</span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7678"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4683"><span style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4682">suitable for high power LEDs. </span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7678"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4687"><span style="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4686"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/LED-Power-Driver-Constant-Voltage-Current-Adjust-CC-CV-/261642821257" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4685">LED Power Driver Constant Voltage Current Adjust CC CV</a></span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7678"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1441449739437_4688"><span style=""> </span></div></div><div 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style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">US $11.00 New in Business & Industrial, Electrical & Test Equipment, Test Equipment</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:3.0pt;"><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.0pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/LED-Power-Driver-Constant-Voltage-Current-Adjust-CC-CV-/261642821257"><span class="yiv6395798372link-enhancr-element"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#999999;text-decoration:none;">View on </span></span><span class="yiv6395798372link-enhancr-view-on-domain"><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#999999;text-decoration:none;">www.ebay.com</span></b></span></a></span></div></div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="150" style="width:75.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><div align="right" class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="text-align:right;line-height:8.25pt;"><span class="yiv6395798372link-enhancr-element"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;">Preview by Yahoo</span></span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;"></span></div></td></tr><tr id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9277" style="height:6.75pt;"><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9276" style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:6.75pt;"></td></tr><tr style="height:.75pt;"><td colspan="8" rowspan="1" style="background:#E5E5E5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt;"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:#E5E5E5;"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;"> </span></div></div></td></tr><tr height="0"><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="1" style="border:none;"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="172" style="border:none;"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="1" style="border:none;"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="7" style="border:none;"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="246" style="border:none;"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="237" style="border:none;"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="10" style="border:none;"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="1" style="border:none;"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7678"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">It does say to heat sink it if running more than 25W. Heatsink version available on his site. </span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7678"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">When I mentioned the price to my LED friend yesterday</span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7678"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">he was a bit dubious & suggested I might get what I payed for.</span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7678"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">You have prompted me to do a bit more experimentation; so have it running at the moment</span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7678"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">driving a 60W LED & will see how long it runs for.</span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7678"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">Hope you enjoyed the trip to Ireland.</span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_7678"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">Alan</span></div></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style=""> </span></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_8225"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_8224"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_8223"><div align="center" class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:white;"><span style=""></span><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%"></div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Ken Martindale via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br clear="none"><b>To:</b> 'Personal Submersibles General Discussion' <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 3, 2015 8:39 AM<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] LED Driver</span><span style=""></span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9161"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style=""> </span></div><div id="yiv6395798372"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9165"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9164"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9163"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">I looked at this chip and it’s primarily a buck voltage regulator not intended for use as a constant current LED driver.</span><span style=""></span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9170"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span><span style=""></span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9166"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">You can try using it but I’m not optimistic about them.</span><span style=""></span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9167"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span><span style=""></span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9168"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Let me know if it works.</span><span style=""></span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9169"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span><span style=""></span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9487"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Ken Martindale</span><span style=""></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span><span style=""></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white;"><span style=""> </span></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yqt95990"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9489"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9488" style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1441227880335_9491"><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan James via Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 18, 2015 8:02 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [PSUBS-MAILIST] LED Driver</span><span style=""></span></div></div></div></div><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style=""> </span></div></div><div><div id="yiv6395798372"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2494"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2493"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">Bought this LED driver & a 4000 & 6000 lumen emitter.</span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">It may be helpful with regard to our open source light.</span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">This one describes itself as having a wattage output limitation, </span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">beyond which cooling is required. This may be just a heat sink but</span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">I'm not sure. </span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">There are other higher powered constant voltage, constant</span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">current drivers on site. </span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">There was no description of how it worked with the product, but managed to</span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">find one on the site posted at the bottom. The blue trim-pot on the left</span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">increases voltage by a clockwise turning & the right trim-pot increases current.</span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">Alan</span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439897908673_2457"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style=""><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.dx.com/p/led-power-driver-constant-voltage-current-adjustable-module-blue-black-140060#.VdMbt7KqpBc">LED Power Driver Constant Voltage / Current Adjustable Module - Blue + Black</a></span></div></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372enhancrCard_1" style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;"><table class="yiv6395798372MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="675" style="width:337.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;"><tbody><tr style="height:.75pt;"><td colspan="8" rowspan="1" style="background:#E5E5E5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt;"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_3141"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:#E5E5E5;"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;"> </span></div></div></div></td></tr><tr id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2819" style="height:4.5pt;"><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" width="2" style="width:.75pt;background:#E5E5E5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:4.5pt;"><div><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:#E5E5E5;"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;"> </span></div></div></div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" width="252" style="width:1.75in;background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:4.5pt;"><div align="center" class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.dx.com/p/led-power-driver-constant-voltage-current-adjustable-module-blue-black-140060#.VdMbt7KqpBc"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none;"><img id="yiv6395798372_x005f_x0000_i1025" border="0" width="168" height="168" alt="Image removed by sender. image" data-id="61ef75f8-9b81-37e2-f9e4-c757b6217f05"></span></a></div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" width="2" style="width:.75pt;background:#E5E5E5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:4.5pt;"><div><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:#E5E5E5;"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;"> </span></div></div></div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" width="21" style="width:10.5pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:4.5pt;"><div><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"> </span></div></div></div></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2944" style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:4.5pt;"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2943"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:6.0pt;"> </span></div></div></div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2823" width="30" style="width:15.0pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:4.5pt;"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2822"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;"> </span></div></div></div></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5" id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2818" width="2" style="width:.75pt;background:#E5E5E5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:4.5pt;"><div><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="background:#E5E5E5;"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;"> </span></div></div></div></td></tr><tr id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2825"><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2824" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2938"><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2940"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.4pt;background:white;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.dx.com/p/led-power-driver-constant-voltage-current-adjustable-module-blue-black-140060#.VdMbt7KqpBc"><span class="yiv6395798372link-enhancr-element"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;text-decoration:none;">LED Power Driver Constant Voltage / Current Adjustable...</span></span></a></div></div><div id="yiv6395798372yui_3_16_0_1_1439898154476_2939"><div><div class="yiv6395798372MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">I like this from DX. 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