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Originally Posted by rtaggio
What exactly is being wasted ?
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Many generations ago before 1963 when cars had generators and not alternators, 6volt headlight/taillight could out-run a mediocre generator(especially in urban areas at a stoplight idle) causing dead or dying batteries. So running headlights in the daytime wasted batteries quicker requiring more batteries to be purchased over the life of the car.
Occasionally the story pops up, still, 60 years later.
Burning out modern headlights?
I'm of the the thought that vibration, not hours, causes 99.9% of failures.
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