Originally Posted by Rural Roadie
Must be you don't get the moths that are drawn to headlights?
Cornborer Moths can be a proablem for bout a month in late April earl May, have hit round a thousand per mile when they are at their worst, pickups wipers could not keep up.
Yikes!
Since we're talking about "bugs," I blew the fuse on my battery this morning. Yes, it's equipped with a fuse, but it's not a real safety issue, it's a battery-drain issue. The fuse prevents excessive power drain which could shorten the run-time of the battery or even harm it. What caused it?
I don't think it was the 40W of power I was using at the time. I have used 50W for over 30 minutes without blowing the fuse. I think it was a short. I was using metal reflectors in combination with MR11 lights that already have their own reflectors. The plug-in pins did not clear the metal reflectors, and must have touched causing a short. I removed the metal reflectors and replaced the fuse.
Man, before that happened, I was seeing very well even with only 20W. Good little light.