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To: Paul R.

“There are a very few LED headlight bulbs that do the point source thing correctly...”

A filament is not a point source either. A tighter beam can be had with a larger parabolic reflector but that would be a styling nightmare.


22 posted on 12/30/2021 5:08:38 AM PST by cymbeline
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To: cymbeline

Well, a headlight bulb filament is close enough to a point source that it works pretty well, positioned and oriented properly. Modern low beams have very sharp upper cutoffs. Some of the latest aftermarket LED based bulbs have a pretty small effective source too, but I don’t know of any certified for halogen fixtures yet.


24 posted on 12/30/2021 8:18:21 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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