[ROVERNET - UK] LED Replacements

[Slatskars]

Guys,

As you drive down the highway, check out the big rigs. Most of those trucks 
and trailers now use LED's. I would guess that a lot of the action is due to 
the lens being correct for the assembly. That might pose a problem on a 
classic vehicle.

Slats
Vancouver, Wa, USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Trafton" <v8rover at earthlink.net>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] LED Replacements


> Roland
>
> You are right;  the motorcycle world seems to have been researching LEDs 
> for
> increased brightness for a while now.  There are also several other good
> websites discussing various applications to motorcycles.  The 1157 brake
> light bulb that I tried was similar to the one offered in the website you
> recommended.  One motorcycle website discussed quality of LEDs and made a
> strong point that there is a great difference in brightness between
> manufacturers.  I don't know if this is true but was disappointed in the 
> LED
> that I bought from Painless Performance, an otherwise good supplier of
> performance parts.
>
> I will be interested to see what you find out with your experiment.  The
> limiting factor for the P6 tail lights is the conical reflector.  It 
> limits
> the size of the LED cluster that can be used.
>
> For those who are interested here are a couple more websites on the 
> subject.
>
> http://www.customdynamics.com/
>
> http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/led/led.htm
>
> The bikeworld site seems to be the most comprehensive, with test results,
> pointers to other web pages, etc.
>
> Tom
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "roland" <veetwinrider at yahoo.com>
> To: "rovernet" <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 12:18 PM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] LED Replacements
>
>
>> Folks, our Rovers and motorcycles have a lot more in
>> common that we think. We need more electrical power to
>> run things and more visiblity from getting hit. There
>> was mention of LEDs to boost available wattage and
>> visibility to cars behind us. This company has new
>> bright bulbs. They also recommend the red bulbs, not
>> white as we would think. He mentioned that the red
>> would give a more spread out light in the lense,
>> filling it out persee. A pair is only $26. I may try
>> them on my bike first and will let you all know what happens.
>>
>> roland
>> DL650
>> VX800
>> Road King
>> P5
>>
>>
>>
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