Originally Posted by
Burton
So I started a complete thread here pretty much outlining my adventure into automotive 12V LED driving lights and got over 500 views but very little real interest. I personally doubt its because of the voltage. Realistically, very few people pick a voltage - they just buy a light and get stuck with whatever voltage battery the manufacturer decided to use.
And I doubt it was because of lack of results or limited runtimes or too large a size because the output quality, quantity and runtimes I got pretty much embarrased any other system I've tried - and I work in the bicycle industry.
Nope! I personally think that people are just too interested in buying 1,300 lumen flShlights from China for $20 to be anywhere near interested in anything that costs over $100, regardless of how well it works or how long it lasts.
You must mean this thread:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...r-s-experiment
Yeah, I have to check out other beam patterns. The idea of using lenses sounds novel. I thought usually, you'd just have to shop around for bulbs with different pattern, and that is indeed a PITA.
I'm thinking of simply adding a second MR-16 bulb, but I need a fixture to mount it in. The one I'm using was purchased at an IKEA store, and I thought I had more of them, but I don't see any lying around (I think my Mom cleaned out the garage).
Can you tell me more about those "2 by 2" bulbs you are using? They looked good in the photos. How many watts are they? Did you buy them online?