New type of LED Bulb for our cars (pics)
Originally Posted by jrv2000
Originally Posted by Tamago
piaa is overpriced. hands down.. they're taking 44cent LED's and attaching them to a resistor, then marking them up to hell..
do you even know what a ballast is or does?
ballasts are used to start and maintain a specific "ammmmmmmount" otherwise known as "voltage" supplied to the HID. do you know what that voltage is? it certainly is NOT 12V,
sorry, but "ballasts" are not something an LED use. and LED only requires 1-2VOLTS of electricity to operate, and resistors are used to lower the current when the voltage used is higher than 1-2 volts.
LED'S DO NOT USE BALLASTS.
sorry, but "ballasts" are not something an LED use. and LED only requires 1-2VOLTS of electricity to operate, and resistors are used to lower the current when the voltage used is higher than 1-2 volts.
LED'S DO NOT USE BALLASTS.
PIAA makes the most overpriced lighting.
they sell HID (real HID bulbs) for over $300 a pair...when a new one from Philips or Osram can be found for under $100 a pair.
about LEDs. the only thing attached to them are diodes, resistors, or if you want diff. brightness, maybe a PWM circuit. ballasts are used in only gas-charged arc light applications (HIDs, primarily)
they sell HID (real HID bulbs) for over $300 a pair...when a new one from Philips or Osram can be found for under $100 a pair.
about LEDs. the only thing attached to them are diodes, resistors, or if you want diff. brightness, maybe a PWM circuit. ballasts are used in only gas-charged arc light applications (HIDs, primarily)
Originally Posted by Tamago
ballasts are used to start and maintain a specific "ammmmmmmount" otherwise known as "voltage" supplied to the HID. do you know what that voltage is? it certainly is NOT 12V,
sorry, but "ballasts" are not something an LED use. and LED only requires 1-2VOLTS of electricity to operate, and resistors are used to lower the current when the voltage used is higher than 1-2 volts.
LED'S DO NOT USE BALLASTS.
sorry, but "ballasts" are not something an LED use. and LED only requires 1-2VOLTS of electricity to operate, and resistors are used to lower the current when the voltage used is higher than 1-2 volts.
LED'S DO NOT USE BALLASTS.
PIAA is big on hype.... rather than say they use regular LED's and regular resistors, of COURSE they'd say they were using "NEXT GENERATION" led's and "BALLASTS".
just because PIAA says it, doesn't make it true.. if that were so, i'd believe that APC headlight bulbs produced a pure "HID" light.
just because PIAA says it, doesn't make it true.. if that were so, i'd believe that APC headlight bulbs produced a pure "HID" light.
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