Recent content by HomerJSimpson

I see a teaser came out of NZ just before the holidays which suggests that this company is working on a new liquid-cooled Leaf battery pack that is intended to address the issue of declining range over time. I suspect this is still in their design computers, but maybe 2023 will produce new...

The first step for me is to establish whether there is, in fact, a voltage drop at the main beam. It sure looks like there is, but as others have said, the battery voltage goes up from 13.1V to 14.4V when wipers are operating, and yet this does not appear to affect the light output from the...

I don't believe in solving one problem by creating a potentially bigger one. My query is solely about improving the halogen main beam output, not about introducing a non-standard light source for which the halogen bulbs reflectors were not designed, and which would immediately render my main...

I may try to put a volt meter on the main beam connection, to check any voltage variability vis a vis battery voltage. AFAIK, the dipped and main beam circuits are each powered through separate flyback diode-protected relays in the lighting 'computer', so it's very possible there's something...

As I understand it, the 2015 Nissan Leaf (LED/H9 combo) drives it's halogen bulbs at 13.1V DC, rather than at approx 14.4V DC as one would find in an ICE car with an alternator. I believe this is contributing to very inferior main beam halogen brightness/throw, as halogen bulbs perform poorly at...