jayt@ssc-vax.UUCP (Jay T McCanta) (04/22/85)
I had owned some General Electric halogen headlights and was pleased with them. Then I bought some new ones (thanks to a rock). The old ones had a GE sticker on the face and the news lack that sticker. Well, the new light are about twice as bright as the old ones ever were. I am really pleased especially since I got them on sale and got a rebate. What I don't understand is why the difference? There was no "new and improved" on the box. Has anyone had a similar experience?
kunz@hplsle.UUCP (kunz) (04/24/85)
> I had owned some General Electric halogen headlights and was pleased with > them. ... The old ones had > a GE sticker on the face and the news lack that sticker. Well, the new > light are about twice as bright as the old ones ever were. ... > ... What I don't understand is why the difference? ... Maybe the old ones were about to go anyway. Headlights' output degrades over time (gradually of course!) so that you probably didn't notice it. Then, in one change... new lights and a vast improvement! (This is one of the reasons why you should replace headlights in pairs. The other is when one goes, the other is probably about to go.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Kunz {ihnp4!hplabs!hplvla, harpo!hp-pcd, uw-beaver!fluke}!hplsla!kunz Hewlett-Packard Lake Stevens Instrument Division 8600 Soper Hill Rd Everett, Washington 98205-1298 (206) 335-2135