Testing a Sealed Beam Headlamp

Tom Wesenberg

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Testing a Sealed Beam Headlamp

11-04-2017, 12:40 PM

I was testing a 6 volt sealed beam, but saw it has a small crack in the edge of the glass.
Anyway both high and low beam filaments each drew 5 amps for the few seconds they were lit before going up in smoke.
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11-04-2017, 12:54 PM

Damn Tom you let the smoke out!

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