<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Fred,<br></div><div>Our AH cars dont have an ammeter - unlike the Trs.... pains<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Your readings indicate that your charging and voltage regulating system is working fine just a tad low but that may be your meter.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>So the only way you can verify amps drawn by your lights is by inserting an ammeter in circuit. <br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Alternatively you could calcuate if you know the rated Watts given by the manufacturer. Perhaps it is stamped on the globe base or in the rating sheet some place ? presume that there is a module as well ?<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Then just divide the W by the 13.8 you measured.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Are they much brighter ?<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>BTW I installed a module in trunk so can read amps in/out batt. via blue tooth on my phone for this very reason.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>rg<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Fred Wescoe" <fredwescoe@gmail.com><br><b>To: </b>"I Erbs" <eyera3000@gmail.com><br><b>Cc: </b>"healeys" <Healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, February 26, 2019 4:25:04 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] LED Headlight Conversion advice<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir="auto">Listers,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Just for some information I can understand.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I installed my LED conversion bulbs in my H4 semisealed headlights today. Just for my inquiring mind, I checked the battery with the lights off and got a reading of 12.5 volts. I started the car and checked the battery again, getting 13.8 volts. With the car running and the lights off, I had a reading of 13.9 volts. I have an alternator with negative ground.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It appears the LED bulbs do not draw much voltage. I have no way of knowing what amperage was drawn in the 3 scenarios.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Fred</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">66BJ8</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 26, 2019 5:38 PM, "i erbs" <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;" data-mce-style="margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr">yes. I no longer out drive ny lights at night.<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> _______ _______</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> (_________________________)</span></div><div> BT7 engine and disk brakes</div><br><br><div>1967 MGB <img alt="MG" src="http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg"></div><br><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" data-mce-style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. 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So far so (very) good:<br> > <br> > <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-200W-20000LM-LED-Headlight-Kit-H1-H4-H7-H11-9003-9005-9007-Hi-Lo-Bulbs-6500K/263562183270?hash=item3d5d87c266:m:mCu2gYEhxswym1CK94Wd8mQ:rk:3:pf:0" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-200W-20000LM-LED-Headlight-Kit-H1-H4-H7-H11-9003-9005-9007-Hi-Lo-Bulbs-6500K/263562183270?hash=item3d5d87c266:m:mCu2gYEhxswym1CK94Wd8mQ:rk:3:pf:0">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-200W-20000LM-LED-Headlight-Kit-H1-H4-H7-H11-9003-9005-9007-Hi-Lo-Bulbs-6500K/263562183270?hash=item3d5d87c266:m:mCu2gYEhxswym1CK94Wd8mQ:rk:3:pf:0</a><br> > <br> > Kees Oudesluijs<br> > <br> > <br> > <br> > Op 25-2-2019 om 20:04 schreef Bob Spidell:<br> >> Up from $74 a week ago (I ordered then, they're backordered 2-4 weeks per Jeff Zorn).<br> >> <br> >> Bob<br> >> <br> >> <br> >>> On 2/24/2019 6:19 AM, Bob Haskell wrote:<br> >>> Listers,<br> >>> <br> >>> Just got the weekly email from Little British Car Company and they're selling a pair of semi-sealed 7" round headlight with H4 LED bulbs that will work with positive or negative ground for about $90 (P/N 171-LEDHL101). 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