100w H3 not so bright?

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Jan 14, 2005 | 09:29 AM

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100w H3 not so bright?

like it says, the 100w H3 ulbs in my driving lamps dont seem very bright, they look about equal or weaker than than my high beams, any idea why? oh and their power source is straight from the battery

Jan 14, 2005 | 09:50 AM

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what kind of driving lights are you runnning?

Jan 14, 2005 | 10:11 AM

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cyberwhite 100w h3

Jan 14, 2005 | 10:12 AM

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oh and the actual lights are proburners, theyre clear lense so no blue filter to dim the light

Jan 14, 2005 | 05:45 PM

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Try re-aiming the actual lights...and don't blind on-coming traffic.

Jan 14, 2005 | 06:22 PM

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well they are aimed fine, and they help with illumination, but they look about half as bright as they shud be

Jan 17, 2005 | 01:02 PM

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Wattage and brightness are not a direct relationship, 100w is not twice as bright as 50w.
What guage wire are you using? I wouldn't use smaller than 14ga, 12ga would be more than enough.