Hi all,
Seems to me that halogens put out their light at a higher temperature, which
means that the color is whiter to the eye but also contains more UV than
ordinary incandescent light. Since most of the Smiths instruments are all
metal you don't have to worry too much about melting things but you could
discolor and fade the markings due to the heat and UV. The extra heat might
throw off the fuel and temp gauges since they're of the bimetal and
resistance wire type.
Theo
-----Original Message-----
From: Allan Connell, Jr. [mailto:alcon@home.com]
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 9:41 AM
To: Hal436@aol.com; Tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Halogen Instrument bulbs
Hal,
Just out of curiosity, don't you need to be concerned about the heat level
of the halogen bulbs...they seem to be hotter to the touch per watt than
most of the regular incandescent to me.
Regards,
Allan
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