If this is the "Golden-White" LED by Richmond, this is essentially a whiteLED with an amber colored casing (instead of clear). The amber issemi-transparent, and it does cut down on the amount of light transmitted.It's a good LED when you can put it right up against a headlamp, but if youuse it in an engine that has a long plastic diffuser in front of it, you'llget about as many candlepower as an incandescent bulb. (If you want somemore info on LEDs, please check out our website.)BTW, all LEDs produce a bluish-white light, not just the "newer" ones. Theonly current way to control the output is to tint the plastic casing. I'mhoping that someday someone will figure out how to get a yellow light from anative LED!

My trick in this regard is to use a very small bulb and a MV lens to focusthe light a bit. I usually get a beam that is about 2' diameter about 10'away from the loco when things are adjusted right in the headlight shell.I also leave the bulb glowing yellow at about the color of a kerosene flameas this tends to be what a low beam on the loco looks like.--Bob MayLosing weight is easy! If you ever want to lose weight, eat and drink less.Works evevery time it is tried!

Gahh!! You're right, of course. I can't believe I made such an idioticmistake; maybethe brain implant didn't take :_

Re: HO Headlight Suggestions?

Dec 23, 2003 82 Replies

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Mike Tennent 22 years ago

To my eye, they are less blue.

Email me your address and I'll send you one to look at before you buy

15 of 'em.

Mike T. "IronPenguin" Operating Traffic Lights Crossbucks Special Effects Lighting

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Richard Schumacher 22 years ago

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Peter W. 22 years ago

No problem Richard. That is why we are here on this newsgroup - we live to point out other people's mistakes !

Brain implant, eh ? I hope it iddn't come from that Aby Normal person ... :-)

Peteski

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