Hello.
The current generation of bubble headlight assemblies is a failure.
They are fagging up and warping in the Texas heat, distorting the optics.
Headlamps did not have this problem, a sealed in glass module that worked well over its lifetime.
And, the bubbles themselves get fragile as they age, sometimes simply cracking as weather changes.
"Fagging up??"
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
If anything time to dump the incandescants and go to HIDs or CREE arrays.
I've accidentally swallowed some Scrabble tiles. My next crap could spell disaster.
Hello.Originally Posted by kf6rdn
Yes, but make it a standard size so you can trot down to the local auto supply and buy a replacement.
Right now the outer bubble is a dealer item, and expensive.
Making the outer unit out of glass would solve some of the problems.
Making everything a standard size would solve the other.
For some reason tail light lenses do not seem to have this problem, it is just the headlamps.
Whats wrong with incandescents ?
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
What's wrong with CFL's? I've used them for years. Cuts a big chunk out of the 'lectric bill.
They suck when used as headlights.
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
Well, they beat the hell outta whale oil, though.
For automotive headlamps you want a light source that delivers as close to a point source of light at the focus of the parabolic reflector. This is most commonly done with an incandescent filament or more and more often nowadays with a Mercury or metal halide HID discharge tube.
For home use CFL's are fine, although some people still prefer incandescents. Incandescents still have some advantages. They play nicely with most dimmers, although they are coming out with dimmable CFL's. Incandescents are nicer for candelabra chandeliers and mood lighting. Incandescents also work better in cold locations, for instance a cold CFL outdoors can take several minutes to reach full intensity where as an incandescent will be instant. Incandescents also work with both AC and DC circuits so, if you are on DC they will work fine.
Otherwise, for general lighting purposes CFL's are fine. They last the longest in fixtures that are not switched on and off frequently. In fixtures that are frequently turned on and off they will last about as long as a typical incandescent. They are also cheaper overall in as far as electricity consumption.
P.S. want to really prolong the life of an incandescent ? Run it at about 80-90 volts instead of the full 120 volts. At reduced voltages incandescents can last practically forever.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
Running them on D.C. instead of A.C. also helps.
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
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