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Old 12-24-2008, 05:49 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post
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This is fantastic work. Would LED-size interior-mirrored "cones" allow the light to be "aimed" and focused more forward?!?!?!?

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I doubt it would help much. Collimators/reflectors would take up space that could be used for simply adding more LEDs. The element of the cathode itself is cone shaped and each LED has its own lens.

Highlight works fine. Street signs are very easy to read when hit with white light. Here's a picture taken in the only part of the neighborhood that wasn't aglow with Christmas lights.

Does a fine job of replacing the 21watt incandescent bulb.
For a faster bike I would probably want a minimum of 800 lumens.

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