Thread: SPOT LIGHTS?? Types and brands??

They actually show a pattern of light, with spread and range rather than just "our lights shine this far" of the usual suspects. You can select different lens's to suit. There was even LH & RH lens's available pushing light out wide to the sides but still projecting in the centre. Made for pretty nice glass grinding work in the lens's.

Originally Posted by BigJon

The trouble with publishing "spread patterns" is that there is no standard to measure them, so they aren't a useful tool for comparison purposes. They just make for pretty pictures.

IMHO there probably is a standard, but not being an optical engineer or physist I don't know what it is. If nothing else it allows comparision across a manufactures product range.
Probably more meaningful than saying I push out (exactly) or I have 5000, 9000, 15000 lumens with no indication of how measured.

Each to his own, I'm happy with the Company with 100 years experience, 1000 products, 25,000 employees and 3.6bn in sales, hopefully they have got it right by now.

We haven't had a driving light flame for a long time , can we do UHF radio next

Do any of them measure lumens/m?

The truckies used them. Now the truckies use 18 led Great Whites. That's what I'd be looking at; what do long distance drivers use?

HID-Lightsdownunder - HID - Lightsdownunder

Worth a read, but caveat emptor

Originally Posted by bsperka

The truckies used them. Now the truckies use 18 led Great Whites. That's what I'd be looking at; what do long distance drivers use?

A surprising lot are now running Fyrlyt

A phone call if you can spare the time to TJM in Townsville is worth the chat if you need to understand just where these lights are being targeted.

Or perhaps a friendly chat with a fella I know, he's an "Ice Road" truck driver, and now others are starting to switch over...


The "years of experience, been around, lots of people use them arguments" really don't hold water to validate products in modern society...

By that logic we should all be driving Fords or Holdens, carry Dolphin lanterns and Bull Spots..."

In the 70s I was building rally cars, Cibie Super Oscar was the light to have. Today it is still the reference light.
I've been running 100w Cibie Super Oscar (driving, not spot) for some years, (well as long as i've been on AULRO), added 35w HID @ 50k, and this gave them a second life. I tried a couple of different temp lamps, and settled on these. Certainly when I dip my lights and return to low beam, it is like being in the dark, but only momentary, as Cibie H4 low beam is pretty good anyway.
If starting again, I'd look out for a pair of second hand Oscar or Super Oscars, and add 55w 50k kits ... and have change out of $300! and chances are no one would want to steal an old set of lights.

Originally Posted by bsperka

The truckies used them. Now the truckies use 18 led Great Whites. That's what I'd be looking at; what do long distance drivers use?

I have 90/110 low beam, 120 high (both halogen) and hid spread and pencil beam spotties.
I personally find the hid lights are much better in fog heavy rain or mist than either halogen or led.
Biggest problem with the hid's is the warm up time.
IMHO most lights are like fishing lures - designed to catch the buyer.

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