Date:         Sat, 10 Jun 2017 09:27:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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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"