[Shotimes] Re: upgrading bulbs in headlights

[Carl Prochilo]

You have the indicator on?
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Fri, November 12, 2004 12:16 am, cmichaelo@optonline.net said:
> The way the "lamp out" sensing works is that a solid state module senses
> the voltage drop, Vlo, across an inline resistor (inline with the the
> headlights.)
>
> Vlo is normally around ~0.5V. (So there's part of our "reduced" brightness
> problem...:)  )
>
> When one lightbulb burns out, Vlo decreases to around ~0.25V, and it is
> this decrease in Vlo that is sensed by the solid state circuit and turns
> the LAMP OUT indicator ON.
>
> Now, when installing the wiring harness and using the old headlight
> wires/sockets to control the relay in the new wiring harness, there sure
> is going to be a significant drop in Vlo since the relay only requires a
> few Watts to be activated.  So it would seem that the LAMP OUT indicator
> could come ON with a wiring harness.
>
> Though, it's weird that some people do see the LAMP OUT ON and some don't.
> Any explanations?
>
> I think though that it should be easy to fix by inserting a properly size
> resistor in serious with the inline resistor.
>
> Michael
> 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
> SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carl Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> Date: Thursday, November 11, 2004 6:42 pm
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: upgrading bulbs in headlights
>
>> Funny post.  Sounds like an optical illusion.  :O.
>>
>> I would hope that 100/80W bulbs throw more light.  You have an
>> aftermarketharness I assume, and then you have the LAMP OUT
>> indicator on?
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> On Thu, November 11, 2004 9:43 am, M Khan said:
>> >> Hopefully the 893 size
>> >> will be offered too.
>> >
>> >
>> > I ran 9007ST Silverstars and 880ST (comparable to
>> > 893s, same harness) bulbs in my stock 95 headlamps and
>> > foglamps.  I have to say though, I was not impressed
>> > with either.  (The headlamp lenses are clear, but the
>> > foglights are quite cloudy).
>> >
>> > I have since changed to Eurolitez Xenon 9007hxc's and
>> > H3lxc's, with a nice set of blazer fog lights which
>> > fit right up with little modification.  I am very
>> > happy with this set up.
>> >
>> > I don't recommend the silverstars, unless they are
>> > used in the jewel type headlamps, other than that, I
>> > don't think they are worth the $$$.  They are
>> > especially bad in the rain.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > 95 MTX
>> >
>> > www.geocities.com/sho_off_1993
>> >
>> >
>> >
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