LED's....
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LED's....
Yesterday I was surprised and pleased to find Bradenton had switched over to LED's on the tree....boy, was I mistaken !...for some reason I was under the impression Led's were going to be brighter, therefor a bit easier to see for my older eyes...WRONG....they were substantially dimmer than the bulbs !!!!....I polled a lot of racers yesterday and across the board they all said the same thing...dimmer and harder to see....
They will take a little getting used to as far as how they operate but I can live with that....do these type of lights come in different brightness' ?....are there different brands ?....are some better/worse than others ?....these were cloudy and dull.. :( ...any thoughts ?
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They will take a little getting used to as far as how they operate but I can live with that....do these type of lights come in different brightness' ?....are there different brands ?....are some better/worse than others ?....these were cloudy and dull.. :( ...any thoughts ?
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Re: LED's.... (Fuzzy Dice)
maybe they should claybar the lenses :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg:
sorry, couldn't resist!
sorry, couldn't resist!
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Re: LED's.... (Mr Mojo)
maybe they should claybar the lenses :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg:
sorry, couldn't resist!
sorry, couldn't resist!
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Re: LED's.... (Fuzzy Dice)
Personally, I know it's gonna take some practice getting used to the new lights before the start of the new season next year as any change throws off "the game." But I have to agree, the LEDs with our weather, combined with no practice on 'em, really made for some adjustments yesterday :eek: :)
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Re: LED's.... (Mr Mojo)
maybe they should claybar the lenses :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg:
sorry, couldn't resist!
sorry, couldn't resist!
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Re: LED's.... (Mr Mojo)
:lolg: :lolg: ...wait a minute...if I get there early enough next time...hmmmmm... :D
I'll make sure to clay bar my tail light lenses for the South Carolina race, Frank, so you can see 'em real good.... :p: :lolg:
I'll make sure to clay bar my tail light lenses for the South Carolina race, Frank, so you can see 'em real good.... :p: :lolg:
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Re: LED's.... (Fuzzy Dice)
Yeah, Dan, only because I have to spot you 2 seconds!
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Re: LED's.... (Fuzzy Dice)
Checkout http://www.biondoracing.com/Practice...shtml#LED-BULB
Did the bulbs look like any of the ones on that site?
:cheers:
A local track here had some with hoods like the "portatree" LEDS on the Biondo site.
Did the bulbs look like any of the ones on that site?
:cheers:
A local track here had some with hoods like the "portatree" LEDS on the Biondo site.
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Re: LED's.... (Mr Mojo)
Yeah, Dan, only because I have to spot you 2 seconds!
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Re: LED's.... (MMarquez)
I honestly can't tell you at this point if they are like those pictured...I'm racing there again on Dec. 5th so I'll walk up close and then I'll be able to tell you... thanks..
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Re: LED's.... (REDGAR)
It was quite the surprise... :eek: ...We'll all do the best we can with them but I just hate that the track I practice at (Orlando) still has bulbs...crap... :(
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Re: LED's.... (Fuzzy Dice)
Thats interesting info :thumbs:
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Re: LED's.... (mackeyred96)
NHRA usues Biondo's bulbs, and they are faster, and brighter. Not sure if theose are teh same ones but i could see where weather would effect preceived brightness
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Re: LED's.... (vetteman9368)
Good point, Chad...Bradenton is an IHRA track so I don't know if they are Biondo's or not...they are faster though... :eek:
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