How much additional lighting can be installed before the alternator or
generator is unable to supply enough power?
Bob
On Fri, 02 Jan 1998 09:26:23 -0600 Mike Hartwig <mhartwig@cbu.edu>
writes:
>At 12:47 AM 1/2/98 +0100, Christopher T Palmer wrote:
>>>...extra 96 watts of light going onto the streets I feel much
>>>safer now...Next on my list of improvements, is installation of
>Halogen
>>>>headlamps.
>>
>>If ever we meet head on on the road, I'll send you my eye doctor
>bill! :)
>>
>>ctp
>
>
>Hehe! That's what my dad said to me. He was even cautious about me
>installing
>these lamps, but these are driving lamps; not headlights. The beam
>is
>highly
>focused and does not scatter. They are meant to light up the road
>well ahead
>of me. Unless I completely drop the ball and aim these at oncoming
>drivers, no
>light will ever hit the opposing lane of traffic.
>
>There are several things I take very seriously:
>Braking system.
>Tires and suspension.
>Seat belts.
>And the lighting.
>
>
>A failure of any of these components could be disastrous to me or
>another
>individual. There is no excuse for this, and it would deny the term
>"Safety Fast!"
>
>Let this be a lesson to any newcomers to this list as well as the old
>farts
>like myself. Don't skimp on these categories. How valuable is your
>life?
>
>Seriously
>Jay
>
>
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