Re: [ST] brake light

[Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 9, 2004, at 6:35 AM, Masiak, Richard wrote:
> Having said that, have you
> considered LED cluster lamps?  Technology has come a long way and 
> LED's are
> now bright enough for traffic applications.  They cost more, like 
> $20-$30
> each, but will last much longer than incandescent bulbs.

Yuck.  I spent the big bucks ($50 each) on the LEDtronics replacements 
and was very disappointed.  I did a lot of reading, and it really seems 
that LEDs just can not produce the same amount and direction of light 
as incandescent bulbs, hence they really need custom-designed 
reflectors to work well.  With the proper reflectors they're great, and 
an improvement over conventional bulbs, but they can't work well as a 
drop-in replacement.

I haven't had time to make it pretty, but here's an old review I did 
(including pictures):

	<http://home.mindspring.com/~sobiloff/led_taillight/>

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Blake "Dawgbert" Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
President, Triumph Sport Riders Assoc.
San Jose, CA  (USA)


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