The headlights on the old gear jammer B7100 are pretty pathetic, as is the equally weak "dynamo".
So the idea of adding additional lights is pretty much out of the question unless;
1) more output can be had from the present generating system or
2) the present lights can be altered to put out the same amount of light with considerably less current draw, and gain the ability to add more light sources and not overtax the present generating system.
So the experiment here for starters, is replace the 1156 incandescent bulb with an 1156 LED to test the actual light output.
The results are that the light color is considerably different so using the camera is a little deceiving because of the way it handles different colors depending on the camera setting.
I took several shots at different manual exposure settings to try and obtain the clearest comparison. (shown below)
I tried to get some comparison camera shots (one "bulb" at a time) of a cedar fence about 30 ft away but the color difference made the results pretty inconclusive. My own perception is that the illumination is almost the same, with a slight edge perhaps to the incandescent, but again that may have been the color difference because of the reddish fence color.
A better reflective surface inside the existing headlight would be a big help in either case if anybody has any ideas.
All in all, I am happy with the results because I now have several more options to customize a lighting scheme with my present dynamo.
Regards
Sherweld
So the idea of adding additional lights is pretty much out of the question unless;
1) more output can be had from the present generating system or
2) the present lights can be altered to put out the same amount of light with considerably less current draw, and gain the ability to add more light sources and not overtax the present generating system.
So the experiment here for starters, is replace the 1156 incandescent bulb with an 1156 LED to test the actual light output.
The results are that the light color is considerably different so using the camera is a little deceiving because of the way it handles different colors depending on the camera setting.
I took several shots at different manual exposure settings to try and obtain the clearest comparison. (shown below)
I tried to get some comparison camera shots (one "bulb" at a time) of a cedar fence about 30 ft away but the color difference made the results pretty inconclusive. My own perception is that the illumination is almost the same, with a slight edge perhaps to the incandescent, but again that may have been the color difference because of the reddish fence color.
A better reflective surface inside the existing headlight would be a big help in either case if anybody has any ideas.
All in all, I am happy with the results because I now have several more options to customize a lighting scheme with my present dynamo.
Regards
Sherweld