What about a compromise - 24Volt Halogen lamps (from a truck - trucks in
Australia tend to run 24 Volt systems). Might still be brighter than
conventional lamps, without the afterburner effect you're worried about.
Clyde.
----- Original Message -----
From: <davidkellogg@hotmail.com>
To: <bmounce@impop.bellatlantic.net>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: brake lights
> Hello Bill:
>
> Your idea for increased visibility is well founded, I think.
>
> You might want to investigate the temperature at which the halogen bulb
> operates, because they can run quite hot. If that's true of the bulb you
> have in mind, you may not fry (flambe) your car's wiring, but the Rootes
> lenses were made of thermosetting plastic, I believe, which means they can
> melt again.
>
> The idea of inching through a traffic jam while leaving a trail of
molten
> plastic ooze is not appealing. The thought of claening it of your new
paint
> job sounds worse still. And when the lens is melted through, those brake
> lights will be quite bright indeed --positively blinding, which is *not*
the
> purpose of the exercise, as I understand your intent.
>
> My tuppence. Let us know what you discover, please?
>
> Cheers and Good Luck, David Kellogg
>
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