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Subject:Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
From:David Beierl
Date:Sat, 10 Jun 2017 16:06:08 -0400

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"
>
>