<VV> BETTER HEADLIGHTS REVISITED

[Ron]

The one you should've gotten for driving with dangerously illegal 
headlights.

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Howell" <32chevy at 0306.org>
To: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
Cc: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> BETTER HEADLIGHTS REVISITED


> What ticket ?
>
> John
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
> To: "John Howell" <32chevy at 0306.org>; <jvhroberts at aol.com>; 
> <N2VZD at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 1:43 AM
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>> How much was the ticket?
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>> RonH
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Howell" <32chevy at 0306.org>
>> To: <jvhroberts at aol.com>; <N2VZD at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 3:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> BETTER HEADLIGHTS REVISITED
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>>> Larger gauge wire will allow the 12v. to supply the needed amps to the
>>> lights without raising the voltage. I had a `65 Corsa one time with 
>>> aircraft
>>> landing lights replacing the bright lights, I had to run larger gauge 
>>> wire
>>> to supply these lights but I could turn a dark night road into daylight 
>>> for
>>> about one quarter of a mile ahead of me.   John
>>>
>>>
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>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <jvhroberts at aol.com>
>>> To: <N2VZD at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 5:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: <VV> BETTER HEADLIGHTS REVISITED
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>>>> Given that lumen output of an incandescent lamp goes with the 3.5 power 
>>>> of
>>>> voltage, I can't stress enough about how important relays are, as well 
>>>> as
>>>> having a sufficient supply of current to keep the headlights at their
>>>> proper voltage. These nomographs show this rather clearly!
>>>>
>>>> http://www.lif.co.uk/media/18.jpg
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>>>> http://www.lamptech.co.uk/Documents/IN%20Voltage.htm
>>>>
>>>> In fact, several years ago, CATZ made a voltage booster, that added up 
>>>> to
>>>> 2 volts to the lighting supply! Not sure they still make it, but it 
>>>> should
>>>> make for some darn impressive high beams!
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John Roberts
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: N2VZD at aol.com
>>>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>>> Sent: Thu, Aug 20, 2009 4:29 pm
>>>> Subject: Re: <VV> BETTER HEADLIGHTS REVISITED
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>>>> i have voltmeters in the spyder dash of most of my cars.  when i put 
>>>> the
>>>> head lights on i had an unacceptable volt drop until i added a better 
>>>> feed
>>>> for main B plus to the front of the cars. if i put the high beams on it
>>>> was
>>>> real bad.  the switch seems to handle it ok , but plans are for a relay
>>>> feed to bulbs soon. i dont use high beams often , or even drive at 
>>>> night
>>>> that
>>>> much now so...i run extra radio stuff and a gas heater  also.
>>>>        the alternator is a high output later unit , working very well 
>>>> for
>>>> many years  now.
>>>> regards , tim colson
>>>>
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