Re: [CR]Vintage headlights anyone?

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From: Renaissance Cycles <info@renaissance-cycles.com>
To: <Gjvinbikes@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Vintage headlights anyone?
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 15:55:32 -0700


Hey all:

Some of you may know and for those of you that may not know.

The 4'' Union hologen headlight that we all know!..........They are now discontinued! The old Union marque is now Basta, so out with the 4'' steel reflector and in with the ..............................''PLASTIC!''............I learned of this a few weeks ago.

BC Baron Corpuz...............And the gang!!..............Holland!!


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From: Gjvinbikes@aol.com
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Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Vintage headlights anyone?



> In a message dated 5/12/02 10:31:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> rena.cutrufelli@comcast.net writes:
>
>
> > I remember that they made halogen bulbs in the early 70's for certain
> > optical instruments, but cannot recall if they were used in bike lights
> > that early.
>
> I believe that the Union generator lightset headlamps of that period, the
> ones with the larger (4" ?) reflectors, had halogen bulbs. They burned out at
> high speeds, usually, but I figured out how to hook in a zener diode to open
> and drain off any over-voltage and then they worked great for me up in
> Asheville, NC while I was in college.
>
> They ate tires, too. :-)
>
> Am I remembering these right ?
>
> Glenn Jordan - Durham, NC