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Old 12-02-10 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by augustao
I read on your website that you used to have a homemade 20W halogen setup. What made you stop using it?
Quality optics -- a 3W generator hub driving a well-made headlamp with good optics puts as much useful light on the road as a 20W halogen with a round beam pattern.

I replaced the 20W halogen with a Schmidt dynohub back in the late '90s. (Sort of wish I'd waited a little longer -- it's the first generation SON that has to be taken apart to change bearings.)

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