Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 23:21:10 -0400
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From: Fjazzbass <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
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Ok, so then the battery is overcharging every time you don't have the headlights on?
Voltage regulator anyone?
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> On Jun 10, 2017, at 9:13 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
>
> There was a comment in another forum that LED headlights are bad because they would cause the battery to overcharge. I have never heard of such a thing. Bunk, right?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jun 10, 2017, at 3:48 PM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>>
>> I actually found what I think is a great solution for the 7" rounds. You
>> can see them at the link here and there are some videos of my experience
>> with them:
>>
>> https://www.vanagain.com/shop/7-inch-round-led-vanagon-headlight-set/
>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 4:06 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> That's good to know. In that case, I suspect too much blue component.
>>> White LEDs are really blue LEDs with a yellow phosphor on top.
>>>
>>> Yrs,
>>> d
>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 12:27 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Nope, and I have the pics to prove that. I can't detect any significant
>>>> stray light when compared to halogens when I shine on wall.
>>>>
>>>> Alistair
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 10, 2017, at 8:36 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'll bet you a t'ousand dollar it's uncontrolled stray light.
>>>>
>>>> Yrs,
>>>> d
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 11:32 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes I'm still running those bulbs. Just as an aside, my full write ups
>>> on
>>>>> my blog (https://shufti.blog/ and use the search box on the right with
>>>>> search terms h4 led) goes into detail why I chose those particular
>>> units.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm fairly happy with the bulbs and the light produced. But there are
>>>>> drawbacks and they might be due to the nature of the light produced by
>>> the
>>>>> leds. I've said over and over that the low beam light is great, I like
>>> it a
>>>>> lot.
>>>>> But the high beams seem not to have the penetrative ability that
>>> halogens
>>>>> have. During the winter months when it was often rainy and misty, I
>>> found
>>>>> that the led lights "blow back"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanks,
>> Ken Wilford
>> John 3:16
>> www.vanagain.com
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