Originally Posted by RainmanP
Jean and others who have tried the Superbrightleds 3W Luxeon MR16, what seems to be the problem with fitting this lamp into the Optronics light? Is it simply a matter of being a bit too long? Also, those of you who have had experience with halogen lights, how would you rate the 3W Luxeon's output in comparison to halogen. Equivalent to 10W? 15W?
RainmanP you ask for it you got it,
“Also, those of you who have had experience with halogen lights, how would you rate the 3W Luxeon's output in comparison to halogen. Equivalent to 10W? 15W?”
I swapped out my 1w LED and put in a 20w Halogen spot (I don’t have a 15w). Took the obligatory pictures, got my @ss out of bed early enough to be sure I was riding in the dark all the way this morning with one Optronics fitted with the LED and the other with the halogen.. The results are in.
I think the 3w LED 24 degree beam is equal to a 20w spot halogen. As you know the colors are different so it is somewhat a matter of preference, but they are so close as far as being able to see the road/path it is a tossup. One thing I found interesting was: if I had the halogen on and turned the LED on (both lights burning), I could see a difference/improvement, but if I had the LED on and turned the halogen on there was no perceptible difference. Again, this may be simply due to color. I took some pictures, but they are too big to upload.
“what seems to be the problem with fitting this lamp into the Optronics light? Is it simply a matter of being a bit too long?”
Yes, it is the length. You may be able to see my solution on the last picture I posted above. I just cut of the ceramic thingy and attached a copper connector that slips over the bulb pin. Then I drilled the hole in the backjust a bit bigger.
I think I’m going to get a 3w 100 degree on Jean’s suggestion and replace my 1w.