

| Subject: | Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4 |
| From: | Fjazzbass |
| Date: | Sat, 10 Jun 2017 23:21:10 -0400 |
Ok, so then the battery is overcharging every time you don't have the headlights on? Voltage regulator anyone? Sent from my iPad > 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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