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How about wiring in a variable resistor? You then can go Low,
A bit higher, a bit higher still, Medium and so on. |
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(And a Croissant for brevity). |
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//How about wiring in a variable resistor? // |
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Current headlamps have two filaments - one for dipped, one for main. The filaments are placed such that the main beam shines ahead, while the dipped beam shines down and to the left/right (depending on country). |
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So a variable resistor wouldn't do it (aside from the fact that it would have to dissipate a lot of waste heat). |
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Polarized lenses that counter-rotate. |
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[bigs] you mean a dial controlling the elevation of the headlights, or their brightness? |
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There is no practical reason why both brightness and angle/direction of incidence should not be linearly variable over a range, with definable setpoints. This technology is already Baked and WKTE in the entertainment industry. |
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With the addition of some inexpensive sensors, the lights could be configured to maintain their aim at a fixed distance ahead of the vehicle, irrespective of motion within the normal kinematic envelope and the configuration of the terrain; this is nothing more than a cheap and cheerful version of the self-levelling gun technology available on AFV's since the 1950's. |
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[suggested-for- reconsideration]; not noticeably innovative. |
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[+] for your shortest idea, although it's of medium
practicality it still has high potential to something. Don't ask
me what. |
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I have been blinded by high beams lately. I pulled over to the curb and let the clowns go by. |
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I wish i could set their beams to medium with some rocket, bomb, or stone. |
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I was driving the other day and people kept pulling over to
let me pass. What kind and decent folk on that road. |
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// I wish i could set their beams to medium with some
rocket, bomb, or stone.// |
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I usually throw a popbottle in front of those guys. |
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I once had a very decrepit car with very dim headlights. I fitted rally spots to the front, wired to a separate switch (I think wired with a relay so they were only on when the "real" headlights were full beam). |
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That gave the suggested result: dipped, "full" but dim, and really full. Was very useful. |
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