30-11-2021, 03:14 AM
(This post was last modified: 30-11-2021, 03:20 AM by Tony Griffiths.)
(29-11-2021, 10:05 AM)Mike Costigan Wrote: I remember one occasion when we were preparing PL at Mike Hirst's garage, presumably for a Measham Rally; we had all sorts of trouble getting one of the headlamps to work, but as soon as the reflector was removed from the headlamp bowl, and therefor the earth connection was disabled, the headlamp worked perfectly! I don't recall how we resolved that ...
I recall, vaguely (it may not have been the same occasion) that the panel switch stopped working a couple of hours before we were due to start. I remember running a cable through a switch and soldering the wires direct to the bulbs. Bright they were. At the time it was possible to pop down to West street and get the reflectors re-silvered - while you waited - for 10 bob cash in hand.
(29-11-2021, 12:07 PM)Dave Mann Wrote: I tried LEDs and whilst they gave loads of light with little current draw I wasn't too happy with them. The end came when both blew simultaneously leaving me with no light being an RN where the side lights went out when the headlights were on, the suppliers replaced them FOC but after that I reverted to 25 watt quartz halogen which give a good defined beam so I can see whether they are dipped or not. They are Lucas Graves reflectors and bulbs.
The Honda reflectors fitted with the properly-made LEDs of the American Pre-Focus type (APF) have a pretty good beam pattern through standard Ruby glasses. Still, as all these LEDs are made in China, I have a couple of standard bubs in the glove box - just in case.