L1802DT Headlight?
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Thought of that but (a) LED is expensive, and (b) I can't find an aftermarket headlight that has the three mounting tabs that come as part of the light. Without these three mounting tabs, you cannot mount the light to the tractor.
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Thanks anyway,
A
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Thanks anyway,
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LED lights are great for many replacements, but I’ve found them unsuitable for incandescent headlight replacements. Their ability to illuminate objects is not as good as incandescent due to their spectrum. The only LED product I’ve found useful for headlights are the LED LightBars. This is because of the huge difference of emitted lumens (due to the larger number of emitters) can overcome the poor spectrum.
The result is usually an INCREASE rather than a decrease of current required. (The headlights on my M4700 were placed in a horrible location behind the loader bucket where their beams are blocked by the bucket. I installed a lightbar on top of my grill-guard which is very pleasing, but the OEM headlights only draw 8 Amps while the LightBar draws 13.). Sure makes the night brighter tho’.
The result is usually an INCREASE rather than a decrease of current required. (The headlights on my M4700 were placed in a horrible location behind the loader bucket where their beams are blocked by the bucket. I installed a lightbar on top of my grill-guard which is very pleasing, but the OEM headlights only draw 8 Amps while the LightBar draws 13.). Sure makes the night brighter tho’.
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I think you are confusing lumens and the light temperature.
Typically you see the "blue" looking LED that are 6000K in color (very shadowy). If you want that incandescent "softness" get a 3000-3500K LED. Also there are a ton of "styles" of LED's (lenses and diode configurations) making it very hard to compare. For me, replacing the 1156's in my B2650 gave literally hundreds of choices in LED.
There is no contest now between lumen per watt - incandescent/LED, that ship sailed about 10 years ago and is getting further away every day.
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Oh ok, now that's a whole other issue, You're going to have to find a local seller that has one, or fab up a new set of lights (most of us has done that) even on our older non grey tractors as stock lights are pitiful or just too dang expensive!
Think I might fab one up. Might cut the cone out with a grinder, then reuse the ring with the three lugs attached. Will need to find a headlight to fit snug.
Nope. No confusion. I meant what I said.
But you are correct about temperature variations in that can also be a factor on reflected light. (It’s the light which is reflected from the object that allows us to see it better.). LEDs just don’t reflect as much of their spectrum (regardless of temperature) as incandescent because the incandescent has a broader spectrum. So it takes a LOT more emitted light to overcome the lack of reflectivity, and that’s where the lightbar (with it’s more numberous emitters) can make up the difference.
That’s been my experience at least.
Curious... Was the 13 amps a measured value or calculated based on the advertised rating of the LED lightbar?
It is a measured value. (I have installed an ammeter on the panel of this tractor as a back-up to the idiot-light.)