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Date:         Sat, 13 Dec 2003 21:22:09 -0600
Reply-To:     tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
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From:         tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
Organization: Tippen Ringware
Subject:      Re: Xenon Lights? South African grills & H4s
In-Reply-To:  <a06002007bc01726dcdbe@[218.101.117.249]>
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No, they just need to enlarge the whole reflector to lower the lumens per sq cm. They are allowing headlights that are smaller and have higher wattage at the same time. That is the real problem.

tom

On 14 Dec 2003 at 15:17, Andrew Grebneff wrote:

> To do that would add further complexity... it would require > magnifying optics to broaden the aperture, which would also introduce > diffraction, refracrtion problems and reduce the beam quality and > increase scatter. And increase costs... > -- > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin, New Zealand > 64 (3) 473-8863 > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> > Fossil preparator > Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut >

------ Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx 85 Westphalia GL Albert 96 Jetta GL The Intimidator taring@taring.org

"It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go into a turn fast and come out dead." Stirling Moss


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