Re: Anyone moved to LED Lighting?

[Nate Nagel <njnagel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

salty@xxxxxxx wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:48:23 -0700, Joe Pfeiffer
> <pfeiffer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> salty@xxxxxxx writes:
>>
>>> On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:19:05 -0700, Joe Pfeiffer
>>> <pfeiffer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> This I can readily believe -- but that's absolutely not what the
>>>> automotive "replacements" that try to drop a bunch of LEDs in to replace
>>>> an 1157 are like.
>>> We are not talking about the cheap chinese 1157 replacements.
>>>
>>> I have a car that came from the factory with LED tail light/brake
>>> lights. Trust me, they are a lot more visible from any angle then any
>>> incandescent tailight you have ever encountered.
>> A taillight engineered around an LED array can work at least as well as
>> incandescents, with all the longevity and energy savings of LEDs.  I can
>> also believe in an LED array engineered to fit behind a particular
>> existing lens, which would also work as well, though I've never seen it.
>> But this discussion started (when I brought up the topic) with drop-in
>> retrofits for auto taillights -- ie cheap Chinese 1157 "replacements".
>>
>> And those fail for all the reasons that have been quoted enough times in
>> this discussion that I snipped them this time.
>
> If you look around a little more thoroughly, you will find drop in
> replacements that DO work well.
>
> They exist.
>

Link?  I've been waiting for years for someone to recommend a good one
and have seen lots of websites and hype but not one person who's been
able to say "I used this particular product, and it's as bright as a
1157 and works well."

nate


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