Re: LED bulb replacements?

"Big Mama Bear" <BigMamaBear@No-Spam.noo> wrote in message
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> Given that I'd like to cut down the electrical usage in my car, because of
> a marginal alternator for the power I'd like to be using, what about
> replacing some of the incandescent lamps with LED's nowdays? Like tail
> lights and turn signals, running lights etc? Do they have viable LED
> replacements for them now, that use less current and put out as bright a
> light?
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As Stewart correctly points out, substituting LED bulbs for the tail lights,
brake lights, and turn signal indicator lights won't reduce the draw enough
to solve the problem. It may be more cost-effective to find an air purifier
designed to run on 12 volt systems than it is to modify the car. Depending
on what type of system you have, the only component that actually needs 120
volts is the fan, while an internal transformer drops the voltage for the
actual filter/purifier.

For example, you may be able to find a 12 volt air purifier made by whoever
made the purifier in your car.

A friend sells Living Air purifiers, which have both 120 and 12 volt
systems. [url]http://www.thelivingairpurifier.com/order_freshtogo.htm[/url]
While the 12 volt system in not cheap at $397, it may be less expensive than
getting a custom built alternator or having a machine shop rig a custom
bracket and tensioner for a larger alternator or swapping out all of the
incandescent bulbs in the car with LED bulbs.

The Sharper Image has a 12 volt version of their Ionic Breeze purifier for
$29.95 but it looks too small to be effective.

As a gadget geek, I'm always looking for cost effective solutions to my
wants.

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Ray O
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