HID to LED

[mmeadows]

[devenex]

You can technically run LEDs on an AC circuit, but its still DC that's powering them (gets converted before going to the LED).

Although I did stumble across this:
http://ledsmagazine.com/features/3/5/2

[Pineapplegti]

LED lights will not help gas mileage or starting.

The stock headlight on our scooters take ac voltage to light.

Am LED light can only use dc voltage.
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I run an LED taillight on my moped and it is a/c.. works fine. Just make sure its regulated because it will blow.

Your taillight is not AC it is DC and that is why the LED works fine for a tail/stop lamp.

LEDs only work with DC power.

Actually the taillight on my moped is not rectified and comes straight off my hpi lighting coil as ac .. I have it regulated before sending both power to the headlight and taillight .. It's running on ac

[maddog]

Been running the LEDS for 2 weeks now with all 6 lights at 31 watts, i left the 3 leds on with the battery only for 30nins while taking pics and the scoots starts right up, pm me for pics. the tto temp guage runs off its own power but will max out at 520 degrees.

[mousewheels]

Been running the LEDS for 2 weeks now with all 6 lights at 31 watts, i left the 3 leds on with the battery only for 30nins while taking pics and the scoots starts right up, pm me for pics

Here's a pic from maddog, LED strips look to have a wide viewing angle. Be seen!

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[LMH]

It always hard to get a clean shot of LEDs, looks good though. Nice and bright!

[maddog]

Cool, thanx for posting that pic, i can now crop and post pics.

[Wheelman-111]

Greetings:

Alternator drag increases with power produced. Turning headlamp off will leave more power for the other crank end. It may not be a big increase, but not negligible. We're starting with only ~5-15 HP after all. Ever plug a lamp into a generator? Or run a wheel-powered bicycle dynamo? OK i'm officially old.