<VV> LED 1157- R tail lights

[Mike Kost]

That would be true of traditional incandescent bulbs but LEDs produce 
monochromatic light  therefore only red light is being produced and no 
filtering occurs.

Mike Kost
 
Ron wrote:
> Yes, but a red bulb behind a red lens is only double filtering the 
> light so what have you gained?  The red bulb only is colored red and 
> wouldn't need to be so if it produced only red light waves.
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kost" <vairmike at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:18 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> LED 1157- R tail lights
>
>
>> Because anything other than red is a waste of energy. Only the red light
>> will pass through the red lens. White LEDs have 3 LEDs in there to make
>> the white light. Red is a natural color for LEDs so there should be a
>> minimum loss of light energy. The problem with most of the 1157 LED
>> replacement bulbs is that they have light output from the top of the
>> bulb while the Corvair configuration requires light output from the 
>> side.
>>
>> Mike Kost
>>
>> Ron wrote:
>>> OK, I give up!  Why would anyone use red bulbs behind a red tail 
>>> light lens?
>>>
>>> RonH
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Maloof" 
>>> <corvette at velocity.net>
>>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 4:53 PM
>>> Subject: <VV> LED 1157- R tail lights
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> any one useing them , Good ? Bad ? ,advanced Auto has 2 for about $16.