{"id":1004,"date":"2013-02-13T08:19:10","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T08:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2015-07-10T13:20:53","modified_gmt":"2015-07-10T13:20:53","slug":"motorway-matrix-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/2013\/02\/13\/motorway-matrix-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorway Matrix Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/pfe\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/files\/2011\/09\/PFE-500-125.jpg\" alt=\"PFE series AC-DC power module\" width=\"500\" height=\"125\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2011\/09\/PFE-500-125.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2011\/09\/PFE-500-125-300x75.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Matrix signs are commonplace up and down our nation\u2019s motorways advising us on such things as traffic jams and incidents up ahead or to slow down to avoid unnecessary traffic build-up. 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