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echo: electronics
to: MIKE ROSS
from: Jasen Betts
date: 2003-08-27 20:50:02
subject: Vehicle LED`s

Hi MIKE.

25-Aug-03 22:00:32, MIKE ROSS wrote to Roy J. Tellason

 MR> I've read that the brightness of white leds is getting to the
 MR> point that headlights will be next. I'll believe it when I see it
 MR> but I was thinking of bundling up a few and try them out on my
 MR> bicycle light. It uses about 3 Watts right now (6Vac 0.5A) but if
 MR> I can reduce this by a factor of 10 (6 leds at 50mW each) my legs
 MR> will definitely thank me!

I've not seen a constant voltage dynamo used on a bicycle...
(actually I've not seen an dynamo on a bicycle for many years)
My dad had used to burn out lights by riding too fast, until he got
higher voltage bulbs...

-=> Bye <=-

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