Re: [CR]LED lights in vintage lamps

(Example: Production Builders:Peugeot:PX-10LE)

Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:56:59 +0100
From: "M-gineering" <info@m-gineering.nl>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]LED lights in vintage lamps
References: <951.16985.qm@web81408.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <951.16985.qm@web81408.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


MARK wrote:
> An idea that's been peculating in my brain for a bit: Putting modern LED
> s into vintage lamps.
> I haven't made any attempts at this, in fact I haven't even given serious t
> hought into which lamps in my old, but not that old, collection of motley l
> amps I might try it on. I'm figuring it will be a fun winter project.
> I was just wondering if anyone out in CR-land has done this and wanted to
> hear about it.

You can buy LED 'bulbs' with standard bayonet (white) and screw (red, standlight) fittings. No experience if they actually work but they are priced around 10\u20ac each

-- mvg

Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands