Barry,
It's time to bust loose with the bucks and buy a new one.
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire4 Mk1
Houston. Texas
-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, April 09, 1998 9:33 AM
Subject: Headlamp condensation
>
>I noticed the other day inside one of my Sylvania, non replaceable bulb
>"sealed beam" Halogen headlights was full of condensation on the front of
>the headlight, to the point of obscuring the reflector and the bulb in the
>rear of the lamp. This can't be good for light dispersion! Is there a
>cure for this or is it as I suspect, time for replacement?? I thought it
>would burn off or evaporate after being turned on for an extended period,
>but that apparently isn't the case. All I can figure is that since only
>the bulb itself is "sealed", the glass housing/reflector has a small
>pinhole somewhere, and the inside heats up and expands expelling some air.
>Then when it cools after operation, cool moisture laden air is drawn in and
>condenses on the cold clear glass prism area. It's been like this for a
>several of weeks so it's not just an isolated occurrence. Any ideas, or is
>it time for a new headlamp??
>
>Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
>
>72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
>70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
>70 Spitfire (project)
>73 Ford Courier (parts hauler, rain vehicle, getting a V6 soon!)
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