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    Considerations for microscope lamps?

    I've been using an EKE 21v 150w lamp in the light ring to look at metal parts under lower magnifications. Time for a new bulb, I don't know any reason to not get an identical replacement. Lighting in this case is hugely important but I don't know if microscope lighting has been addressed. Is...
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    New LED and Headlight

    Why take something new and make a big, honkin', old fashioned 7" lamp? Is that intended for trucks only with no chance of automakers using it in cars?
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    Dual channel drivers for motorcycle use?

    Some automotive self contained LED lights are advertised as "varivolt 9-33". I have no idea what's involved with that but maybe it would be helpful to know. It's probably something simple to be self contained and on each lamp.
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    Designing/sourcing tail lights for a custom car

    I just got my hands on one. It's marked "Luxvision". It has a PMMA lens. The fit and finish look good. There are bare wires poking out near the large, potted heat sink. I get to add my own connector which I prefer. Ordering from SVC was very easy, they're good at shipping to the US and...
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    Sourcing headlamps for freshly built car

    Mostly to ensure getting reliable parts rather than obeying the law. I do some involved re-engineering with all aspects of cars but things like electrical components and fuel pumps I source from suppliers that must meet reliability standards for modern automakers. That means no hot-rod shop...
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    Sourcing headlamps for freshly built car

    I'm in the US. I'll have a state inspection. My state has code for equipment including interesting tidbits like a requirement that all headlamps have aiming pads, there's a minimum height requirement for head and tail lamps that's slightly higher than the federal FMVSS which is an interesting...
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    Sourcing headlamps for freshly built car

    That's a Buick 215 and Porsche transaxle. It's my 'temporary' engine. I planned on designing a small V12 but am distracted by a wonderful Ferrari V12 I found so that'll be going in there. I'd like to get the lighting done first though.
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    Sourcing headlamps for freshly built car

    Thanks! 'Milspec' quality wiring is something I love and am well stocked for. The CRI is the term I've been thinking of all along but I'm no lighting expert. I do trust the xenon recommendations and my own experience has been good but I have experience similar to the desert racing situations...
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    Sourcing headlamps for freshly built car

    (fingers crossed for daring image attempt...)
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    Sourcing headlamps for freshly built car

    I looked at late model car that I've driven at night and been impressed with. A 2006 Maxima, it has bi-xenon projectors that seem rather small, about 2.75". They have a mechanical shutter. These are the best lights I've experienced. Are these made by a major lamp supplier and common to other...
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    Designing/sourcing tail lights for a custom car

    Here's the main stop/tail that will form the center pieces of a trio with an amber on one side and a backup on the other. It's a Truck-Lite Super 44 with 42 diodes, #44202R...
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    Designing/sourcing tail lights for a custom car

    Well, I'm back to starting over. Stern recommended a unique Trucklite round brake/tail single LED lamp but they are backordered. Perei has a hefty minumum and a 4 week lead time on the 700s. I've been unable to find any way of getting the Hella NZ only 83mm signals shipped here. The only thing...
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    Sourcing headlamps for freshly built car

    Thanks. So there are 90mm and even smaller ones like the 50mm "modules". Since I'm not fitting an existing area and don't need a certain size, is there a reason to avoid the smallest ones? Are there disatvantages? I can plug in the 50mm one I have here and observe the pattern against a wall but...
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    Sourcing headlamps for freshly built car

    That Hella seems to combine low and high by way of a movable shutter, hmm. The idea of moving parts seems awkward to me. The car is my lifelong dream of the ultimate lightweight sportscar. It's built to high standards with few borrowed parts. The modern era of "cheap and easy" disgusts me...
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    Sourcing headlamps for freshly built car

    Now it's time to mount some headlamps on the mid-engine custom sports car with minimal bodywork. (same car from the 'tail light' recent thread) I need advice. Quality lighting is important to me but I'm green. My state of registration doesn't have detailed lighting requirements but I want to...
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