28-10-18, 10:08 AM
(28-10-18, 09:22 AM)darrsi link Wrote: [size=1em]...[/size]
[size=1em]I'll be the guinea pig and buy them so watch this space and i'll let you know the verdict when i get them, and i'll try and add some photos as well.[/size]
[size=1em]They're not too expensive to take a chance with.[/size]
[size=1em]https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nighteye-H1-H...rk:17:pf:0[/size]
[size=1em]NOTE: I've just noticed that on their listing it says 80 watt "per bulb", yet i know from a different advert that they are actually 80 watts "per pair" which would be less power consumption than the 2 x 55w bulbs i'm using now.[/size]
[size=1em]Seeing that my spotlights are only 10w each yet completely outshine my headlights you would like to think that these may do the job okay, fingers crossed.[/size]
I wish they'd offer LED headlights with a lower colour temperature, 6000K is far too dazzling IMHO.
And a lot are also far too bright. Once upon a time a simple power limit was enough to keep the light output within sensible bounds, but the efficiency of modern discharge or LED sources renders that useless. So every time I'm out at night I find myself guessing that my side of the road is just a bit to the left of the things that are blinding me.
That aside, those Nighteye units don't look too extreme. I guess they've added the low and high beam powers AND converted the figure to tungsten equivalent to claim 80W per bulb. No way could that dissipate 80W with such minimal heatsinking, the lumens figure is far more telling, they're probably 8W. Which will make life easier for switchgear, wiring and battery.