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On 12/18/2016 5:24 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 12:17:38 -0800 (PST), wrote: I just can't put my hands on it but I had a large battery headlight/taillight combo, but they had incandescent lights. When I added an LED it really knocked me out how much more the road was lit. And they supposedly had the same candlepower. Watch your terms here. Candlepower is (or was) a measure of luminous intensity, also known as brightness, at a given point. There is no consideration for the area illuminated, as is the case with lumens. Given good optics, I could concentrate the output from a single LED, and produce candlepower higher than that produced by the noon sun. If both lights claimed the same number of lumens, then I would be worried. Oh crap. Lunch is on fire... Why? Did you set it down in that headlight's beam? -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 22:18:14 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote: Oh crap. Lunch is on fire... Why? Did you set it down in that headlight's beam? It's kinda cold here in paradise. So, I'm running the wood burner to stay warm: http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/home/slides/wood-burner.html Midnight now. Outside is 35F (1.7C). Inside is 67F (19C). Nice. Rather than waste electrons heating my lunch, I put a sauce pan on top of the wood burner and prepared some mushrooms and onions sauteed in olive oil. I was alerted that lunch was done when the smoke alarm rescued me from a hypnotic trance while playing with the computah. Despite the carbonized taste, the remains of lunch were actually quite good. Dinner was a can of soup, cooked in the same manner on the wood burner. This time, no smoke. I've never tried cooking using a mega-lumen headlight, but have done fairly well with an oxyacetylene torch and a cast iron pan. I'll be out of service for a while. I have 9 new computahs and SSD upgrades to prepare and deliver before the end of the year, two funerals to attend this week, several office parties, and a mix of Hannukah and Christmas events. We'll soon see if it's possible to survive solely on party leftovers and hors d'oeuvres. If I live through this ordeal, it will be with the help of divine assistance or pure luck, depending on your religious convictions. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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Tho I was lured by LED .... I had a cool light ac outlet in ? 59 ? from the Bell Lab ambience .. the incroyable range of LED $$$$ prices walled the choice into Hella. The range as it does, shrank now abt 3-4x halogen costs. I haven't held a Hella LED. Two LED from Amazon are boat anchors meant for Jeeps. Hella halogens are feather weights. Hella from this distance is similar to Cateye. I read the ongoing light discussion wondering why not buy a Cateye n go on....I gurss there's an appeal in going for the front edge driven by the areas motion..which is max cool, no ? given that when posted no one could see. Averted specs are useful determining the ball park for amps to light ...powerstream a vital source....ace ! But the specs and a 200amp alternator based inside the OEM sized castings do not maintain charge into an Odessey battery ( the sPell checker in cysts on Odessa ...I have a file ). More than adequate clearance but at constant ( the checker wants 'constable' ...A1 with humour ) continuos drain at interstate speeds. CH66, modern jazz from orbit has the ? I forget the exact remainder so guess 80 amps left for the kenwood amp 'rated' 400 watts RMS. Is not enough running only the Hella headlights ! Forget adding any aux lights...there are 8 but in 3 parts...fog/driving/desert. The aux lighting is a significant positive driving experience as seeing in night rain would be on the bike. In Fla, night rain is pleasurable ceptin' no see. Aux light eliminates a huge energy drain trying to evaluate the road leaving me to actually drive the road. We did a drive up from Tuba City to Grand Canyon Village at twilight. The front spor on bumper with 2 small fog cornering lamps is on the Enterprise not the Monitor. Tried Pioneer's touch screen car audio receiver with equalizer ? Same upgrade Go easy on the Holliday intensity. |
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No results found for caws I mixed equipment n results. the test was with OEM alternator n stock headlamps n specs from LED/200 amp alt. the OEM test failed with an adequate figured remaing draw for the 400w rms amp...needing a load analysis. Prob go for a running test lead .... with fuses. good links ! happy holydays/hoaulidays/halldays take it easy on the intensity. here's Goo on research goo.gl/nmEq5s I have a Rump chorus who will nay my research as bogus BS ( via NASA paranormal no less) then go on to complain that more rain ruins the grape crop. |
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On Monday, December 19, 2016 at 9:16:27 AM UTC-5, DATAKOLL MARINE RESEARCH wrote:
AE6KS No results found for caws I mixed equipment n results. the test was with OEM alternator n stock headlamps n specs from LED/200 amp alt. the OEM test failed with an adequate figured remaing draw for the 400w rms amp...needing a load analysis. Prob go for a running test lead .... with fuses. /////////////// good links ! happy holydays/hoaulidays/halldays take it easy on the intensity. here's Goo on research goo.gl/nmEq5s I have a Rump chorus who will nay my research as bogus BS ( via NASA paranormal no less) then go on to complain that more rain ruins the grape crop. he goo.gl/CGmChM |
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On 12/19/2016 1:58 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 22:18:14 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote: Oh crap. Lunch is on fire... Why? Did you set it down in that headlight's beam? It's kinda cold here in paradise. So, I'm running the wood burner to stay warm: http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/home/slides/wood-burner.html Midnight now. Outside is 35F (1.7C). Inside is 67F (19C). Nice. Rather than waste electrons heating my lunch, I put a sauce pan on top of the wood burner and prepared some mushrooms and onions sauteed in olive oil. I was alerted that lunch was done when the smoke alarm rescued me from a hypnotic trance while playing with the computah. Despite the carbonized taste, the remains of lunch were actually quite good. Dinner was a can of soup, cooked in the same manner on the wood burner. This time, no smoke. I've never tried cooking using a mega-lumen headlight, but have done fairly well with an oxyacetylene torch and a cast iron pan. I'll be out of service for a while. I have 9 new computahs and SSD upgrades to prepare and deliver before the end of the year, two funerals to attend this week, several office parties, and a mix of Hannukah and Christmas events. We'll soon see if it's possible to survive solely on party leftovers and hors d'oeuvres. If I live through this ordeal, it will be with the help of divine assistance or pure luck, depending on your religious convictions. For lunch cooked on a skewer (copper coat gas welding rod) I recommend oxy-propane. Cleaner flavor than acetylene. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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