26-10-2017, 02:27 PM
(26-10-2017, 02:11 PM)Mike Costigan Wrote: I run with a completely standard 6 volt system on my RM; the 6w bulbs in the standard Lucas 582 rear lights provide ample brightness to be seen - they are brighter than many more modern cars on the road - and coupled with decent reflectors there is no good reason why anyone should 'plough into the back of me', except for lack of attention, and no amount of illumination can cater for that! The standard dynamo can't keep up with consumption at night, but I have no problems running for up to two hours at night without any signs of the battery running down.The only problem I have is with the headlights which fade into oblivion when a modern comes up behind ...
Ditto.
I don't often find it necessary to drive more than an hour or so in the dark in my A7 anyway... in the south of England I'd actively avoid doing so.