From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Sat Mar 16 2002 - 16:00:26 PST
I can get pretty sweet deals on LED lighting....2 inch and 4 inch round
rubber grommet type mount lights...Let me know If I can help.....
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Winne" <jwinne@nettally.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] 24 Volt trailer lights
> Hi Bill and List folk;
>
> I can honestly say that the LED bulbs are plenty bright. I got a good
deal
> on a rear lamp assembly and checked it out. On 12vdc
> they are as bright as a normal tail light bulb. The LEDs they are
> producing now are not like the old ones folks are used to. Down here in
> Florida they are switching over to LED bulbs in traffic signals. They are
> so bright that you can plainly see them when they are backlit by the
> sun. At night they are so bright that they hurt your eyes to look at
them.
>
> best regards,
> Jim (KB4IVH)
> MVPA #17216
>
>
> At 09:59 03/15/2002 -0500, wwd@netheaven.com wrote:
> >I'd hold out until someone advises these LED running lights actually put
> >out a good visible radiation. Until then I'd put them in the 'Art Bell
> >crapola' category. Just MHO of course. Bill
> >
> >In <list-1612454@skylee.com>, on 03/13/2002
> > at 10:07 PM, jonathon <jemery@execpc.com> said:
> >
> > >Regarding trailers, we've had some discussion about voltage converters,
> > >dual light systems, and changing light bulbs and such when using a
normal
> > >trailer with an MV, and of course the same problem in reverse. I'm in
> > >the process of redoing a trailer I got and I was planning to use it
> > >with12 and 24 volt trucks. I was looking thru the Peterson
Manufacturing
> > >Co. catalog for lights and re-discovered something that I saw several
> > >years ago but it didn't click with me till just now. The move seems to
> > >be to LED clearance and tail lights these days right? Well in some of
> > >thier product lines for LED clearance and tail lights they have higher
> > >voltage versions that run on 8 to 32 V. I think the problem is solved
> > >now. One set of lights, one plug at the front, and I can use any
vehicle
> > >electric system without any modifications, other than assorted adapter
> > >cables if need be.
> >
> > >The ones I am looking at are a tail light M417R-2 and a M158A-MV amber
> > >clearance light (M158R-MV for red). The web site is www.pmlights.com
> >
> > >Hope someone else can use this info.
> >
> > >je
> >
> >
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