Michael or Dave, Does the HID light produce more heat then the originally bulb?
John Dreuning "Sidecarmaniac" The Netherlands http://home.planet.nl/~dreuning Michael Cordon wrote: > I went to fellow GTS rider Dave Biasotti's house yesterday and installed my >new HID light on the GTS. The result is a dramatic improvement over the halogen >light (I was running a 55/100W halogen bulb). For those not familiar with H.I.D. >lamps, they throw out a ton of light (plus they have the cool white/blue color). The >H.I.D. literature states, "H.I.D. lamps far outperforming conventional quartz halogen >lighting systems. A single H.I.D.. bulb produces an equivalent of 250 watts of >halogen lighting power [lumens] while only consuming 50 watts. Without the use of a >filament, H.I.D. lamps fire an electric charge at 18,000 volts between two electrodes >encased in a xenon gas-filled bulb. The results are revolutionary, consuming much >less energy, significantly reducing heat generation, yet providing outstanding >brightness and durability." > ..................
