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Oxley supplies Hobson Industries with dual mode Vehicle LED lights

30-08-2014


Two leading defense companies have cooperated to fit dual mode visible/IR position and brake lights to a Land Rover Defender vehicle. LED lights specialists at Oxley Developments have designed and manufactured the lights for Hobson Industries, which has a long history of Land Rover retrofit experience.

 

The lighting set - which comprises two front position lights, two rear position lights, two rear brake lights and a control unit - offers a dual mode LED alternative to traditional incandescent bulbs. Incorporating an infra red covert lighting mode means the lights can be used while wearing night vision goggles (NVGs). This provides a significant advantage during night-time operations and can potentially increase driving speeds.

 

The benefits of LED technology are well known and with a Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) rate in excess of 50,000 hours these lights represent a "fit and forget" solution for the life of the vehicle with all of the associated benefits of lower through-life costs.

 

Reduced power consumption when compared with incandescent lights also provides added value. The bulb replacements are compatible with existing lenses on the vehicle and can be fitted in the field in less than 30 minutes. The 5 watt bulb replacements developed by Oxley can be used on all of the above lights and can potentially be implemented across the Land Rover fleet. They are also compatible with other army vehicles that use the same fittings, thereby providing a generic IR lighting solution that can be installed on a range of similar military vehicles.

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