[T3] Voltage Regulator

[Jim Adney]

On 11 Nov 2010 at 14:25, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 11 Nov 2010 at 14:10, Keith Park wrote:
> 
> > I put Halogens in mine about 15 years ago, they fit right in and actually
> > draw considerably less current. 
> 
> You sure about that last part? Aren't they still 55/60 W? If the 
> watttage didn't change then the current must also be the same.
> 
> Well, I did a little checking, and it looks like we're talking about 
> H6024 bulbs, which are 35/65 W. So the low beam take a lot less power 
> like you said, while the high beam takes just a bit more. Running 
> them both together, however, draws 100 W per bulb, making me wonder 
> why this seems to work for you and not for Tim.

I just extened my search a bit more and found that some makers have 
increased the low beam power on the H2024s from 35 W to 55 W. That 
would definitely make running them in parallel a bad idea.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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