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Old 12-16-08 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by steveknight
halogens are nice when you overvolt them. but then they eat batteries. I had a 12v halogen running at 16v and it was really bright. better then my 11watt HID light. but I had to have a 19v battery powering it.
for weight and lumens LEDS are king now. I just wish the bike lights would drop more in price.
Overvolting reduces the amperage draw. Amps = watts/volt. A 10 W bulb at 12V draws 0.8 A while the same bulb at 14.4 V draws 0.7A and puts out twice as much light.

I'll agree that for weight LEDs are king. For lumens...not so much. Per unit halogen still put out more light...or can be forced to put out more. Halogens...the ***** of the lighting world
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