03-23-2015, 05:08 AM
Oh my.
Let's go through a way of addressing this.
First check the voltage at the light socket, engine running, lights on. If you aren't getting 13.7 or better. That has to be fixed first. Headlamps, although labeled 12V, aren't really designed to operate at 12. They are designed for 13.9. The light output degrades exponentially as the voltage drops.
If the voltage is good. Put some new bulbs in. Bulbs degrade over time.
If you still don't have enough light, then we can talk about retrofitting HID lights into the existing location. You can land an aircraft with them.
Please don't put aftermarket overwattage bulbs or HID conversion kits in the existing light housings. Yes, they are bright, but those setups produce an intense glare to oncoming drivers.
Let's go through a way of addressing this.
First check the voltage at the light socket, engine running, lights on. If you aren't getting 13.7 or better. That has to be fixed first. Headlamps, although labeled 12V, aren't really designed to operate at 12. They are designed for 13.9. The light output degrades exponentially as the voltage drops.
If the voltage is good. Put some new bulbs in. Bulbs degrade over time.
If you still don't have enough light, then we can talk about retrofitting HID lights into the existing location. You can land an aircraft with them.
Please don't put aftermarket overwattage bulbs or HID conversion kits in the existing light housings. Yes, they are bright, but those setups produce an intense glare to oncoming drivers.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
95 Newell, 390 Ex caretaker
99 Newell, 512 Ex caretaker
07 Prevost Marathon, 1025
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
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