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"I found the following entry on the Early 911S BB and it sounds like a helluva an idea!..."

Jorgeman, you'll find my answer on the Early 911S Registry BB....

I did some research and discovered that:

1) The current versions use less current (good)
2) They light very quickly
but....
3) LED's, even groups of them, are not brighter than a tungsten bulb, not helped by...
4) LED's are directional, so there is no assistance from the reflectors inside the housing.
5) Because of the directional light, off-axis brightness is not as good.
6) They cost a bunch more.
but then again.....
7) The ones that display a circular lighting pattern will create conversation.

I thought an improvement could be had here, but I'll wait for the next version whatever that is.

Sherwood
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Old 11-09-2002, 04:32 PM
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