On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 20:23:40 -0700, mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > 50 watt brake light lens after 4 minutes, 190 degrees > 21 watt brake light lens after 4 minutes, 135 degrees > non-lit area of tail lenses, 65 degrees > Mark, This is very useful information. My take is the 50W brake bulbs would be fine since they are only on for short periods of time. I can't think of a situation where you would need the brakes on for more than 4 minutes (I'd pull the e-brake). Nice work. Keep us posted. John Meeks Vanagon Rescue Squad http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon-Rescue-Squad74.htm |
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