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07-28-11 | 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sonnetg

Thanks, Guys. 6V sounds good. 12V can be for the cars :-)

As for LEDs, do more watt mean more brighter light? Also, do LED lights burn out ever?

More watts= more light to a point. The optics of the lens and reflector are more important IMHO. Which is why I usually buy B&M lights. I have seen some impressive home built lights too. Most LED lights are purported to be good for 10,000 hours...that is a loooong time to be riding at night, even if you rode at night for 8 hours at a time every night of the year it would take 3.5 years to maybe burn one out.

Aaron

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