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Technically Speaking => Electrics => Topic started by: grog on Sunday, 28 October 2018, 05:35 PM

Title: LED H4
Post by: grog on Sunday, 28 October 2018, 05:35 PM
Today i tried an LED Headlight globe. Ballast on its rear with inbuilt fan. Very bright, impressive. Fitted in shell ok. Rubber dust/water seal wouldnt fit without modification. I think that is totally necessary but i left off for trial. Ran it for just 15 mins, not a hot day. No airflow inside headlight shell. My feeling was it was just getting too hot. On a hot day on long run it would scare me. Now back to normal H4, experiment over.
Title: Re: LED H4
Post by: shanered6 on Sunday, 28 October 2018, 05:58 PM
Yes i have read on other forums about these globes and the general consensus was they ran very very hot and the fan was completely usless , but that is only what ive read i dont have any experience with them my self but i would think anything producing that much heat can not be good for other components .
Title: Re: LED H4
Post by: gsxbarmy on Sunday, 28 October 2018, 08:48 PM
No problem with the ones I recommended @grog. I even sent a set out to @VladTepes (as @Hooli uses them here in the UK ok), so may be worth checking with him how he found them
Title: Re: LED H4
Post by: Hooli on Sunday, 28 October 2018, 10:07 PM
I've not had an issue & there are two big holes in the back of the headlight bowl for air flow.

They run a lot cooler than the HIDs I've used previously.
Title: Re: LED H4
Post by: VladTepes on Monday, 29 October 2018, 10:26 AM
Yep HID's suck.