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o0norton0o said:
Just take a picture of the light spread against a close proximity, non-reflective surface... You'll see which parts of the LED are lit for each setting...
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I’m really not sure it would make it clear which parts of the LED are lit... it will show what light is projected onto the surface by the lens and not necessarily the details of how the LEDs in the bulb are working.
 
In a pinch I think you could get home on the LED pilot alone. Not at flank speed but you would be seen and you would at least have a shot at it.
 
Onder said:
In a pinch I think you could get home on the LED pilot alone. Not at flank speed but you would be seen and you would at least have a shot at it.
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I agree, I’m plenty sure I’ve had bikes with headlights dimmer than this pilot light in my misspent past ...!
 
With the CBS H4 LED i have it doesn't throw massive more light on the road when I flick on the high beam paddle. Low beam LEDs stay on, high beam just turns on more LEDs in the bulb.
The head light glass on it is a H4 halogen replacement kit i bought many years ago, a CIBI H4 lens kit I think, no pilot light.

Maybe I don't see a big difference between low and high because of the design of the reflectors inside of the glass, it being an older H4 light glass?
Regardless, it lites up the road much better than stock candles.

I also have the bolts holding the bucket just loose enough so I can move it up or down.
Bit more down in town, move it up whipping down county roads.
 
The 4K Goff LED bulb has a small allen screw to allow rotation of bulb compared to fixed mount, which should be useful for fine adjustment.
 
The BPF LED from the Bonneville Shop is supposed to be a " new improved design which gives better focus"
This seems to be the problem with some LEDs, while they are very bright, the focus isn't great for riding.
I compared the BPF LED in the OZ Rapide to a 60/55 H4 Halogen in the other Rapide.
The LED was much brighter to look at and seemed to throw more light on the road when doing a stationary comparison.
For riding, the H4 Halogen was quite a bit better than the LED somehow.
I guess that is due the focus problem that the Bonneville Shop referred to.
New and improved maybe but if I had to ride on a high speed road or highway at night the H4 comes out the clear winner, yellow light and all.

Glen
 
worntorn said:
I guess that is due the focus problem that the Bonneville Shop referred to.
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The distance from the base to the filament or LED to the base is critical to the focus. A good example is a magnifying glass (not sure of the English word). The distance between the lens and eye will determine if the "picture" is clear or a useless blur.
 
Just fitted the Twenty20 H4 compact after reading the reviews. It is only 10mm longer than the standard halogen H4, but 4000 lumens, drawing 20 Watts. No fans and temperature compensating, looks an improvement on the Phillips vision plus extreme? one that was fitted but still need to road test it though.
Chose this one due to size and it has no heat sink hanging off the back of which is a good thing in the MK3 headlamp shell. I also believe the MK3 is wired to keep power on the dipped when selecting main beam, so 20 Watts is going to help charging circuit when riding in the mornings and evenings.
 
The technology in LED lights is fantastic these days.
Without wishing to derail FE's thread, I feel this is relevant to the topic...
Just over a year ago I bought a new car (Holden Commodore here but really a 3.0l V6 AWD Opel - Insignia I think)
The point is that the headlights are truly amazing when coupled with the forward sensing radar.
There is no longer a need to dip the lights on the open road.
The radar "locates" vehicles in front, whether coming towards me or going the same way - then the lights create darker spots so that they don't dazzle the drivers of those cars.
I was sceptical (and cautious) at first, but after testing I am now confident they actually work. I have not been "flashed back" by one other car since driving this one.

I know it's just plain lazy not having to dip - but am seriously impressed with the technology.
 
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