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Jethro_uk wrote:
On Wed, 20 May 2020 10:56:13 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:


Later, twin filament halogen bulbs became available. And with those you
could run both filaments at the same time. Arranged them so main beam
had all 8 filaments running. Half a kilowatt of light. ;-)


Hopefully all switched through an appropriately rated relay and fuse ?


Twin relays, actually. Fed from the main battery cable via fuses. Even a
small amount of voltage drop makes a big difference to the light output.

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