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Originally Posted by FormulaTwo
If you email the pics to me I can put them on photobucket. or you can set up your own for free. either way formulatwo@earthlink.net |
It's late right now (I need to work in the morning), and I'll need to get someone in the family to help (for example, someone to step on the break when the break lights are shot). But I should be able to get them to you in a few days. I'll email them from my gmail account.
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Originally Posted by FormulaTwo
I am just wondering how one single LED works out compared to the 20 or so in the bulb i bought. Luxeon vs multiple leds...
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It's hard to tell how bright your unit is, without some specs (as LEDs vary a lot, as to how much light they put out). So if you have any Lumen level specs on your unit, it would be helpful (for comparisons). But FWIW before the amber Luxeon units came out, I had a 24 LED amber unit (also from superbrightleds) for my turn signal. It worked, but was a little less bright than the stock (incandescent) bulb.
However, I later upgraded to (single LED) amber Luxeon 1156 modules in the back, and they are noticeably brighter than both the 24 LED units and the stock incandescent bulbs (dispite having only one large LED, vs 24 smaller ones). And it makes sense when you look at the specs, as a stock incandescent 1156/1157 bulb has just over 400 lumens (amount of light from the bulb). While the Luxeon bulb is closer to 200 lumens (and the power level the module drives that LED at), it still has the advantage in "usable light" because: 1) LEDs focus light better. So virtually all the light goes out the front (on the lens), instead of being wasted going in all directions. And 2) Because the light is produced in the right color, almost all the light goes through the lens (vs an incandescent bulb, where you can easily lose 2/3 of your white light to the lens filter, to turn it into colored light).
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