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- What is HID Xenon?
High Intensity Discharge (HID) is a new type of lighting technology that primarily different from the conventional halogen bulbs that use a heated tungsten filament. Unlike Halogen lamps, High-Intensity-Discharge (HID) lamps don't have a filament but create light by the arc between two electrodes. The arc activates the Xenon, which in turn ignites the metal halide. The light produced by an HID Xenon lighting system is greater than a standard halogen bulb and with less power consumption. On the road, HID Xenon lighting systems appear as a bright white beam which resembles natural daylight. The bright white beam offers greater visibility and road safety. In an HID Xenon lighting system for automobile, the voltage between the two electrodes rises firstly from 12V to 23000V and keeps stable at 8000V by using the Xenon HID ballasts system. Due to the ultra high voltage, the Xenon gas ionizes and a super-bright beam is produced, whose color temperature is up to 12000K. The HID Xenon lighting is much more economic, stable and brighter than the conventional automobile lighting.
- What are the advantages of Xenon Light?
LOW POWER CONSUMPTION The xenon bulb provides more than twice the amount of light of a halogen bulb, while only consuming half the power (wattage). Therefore, the driver can see more clearly, and the car has more power for other functions. Moreover, it is environmentally friendly, as less power means less fuel consumption. 3 TIMES BRIGHTER The clear white light produced by the Xenon bulb is similar to daylight. Research has shown that this enables drivers to concentrate better. Furthermore, this particular light color reflects the road markings and signs better than conventional lighting. EXTREMELY LONG LIFE The xenon bulb also delivers a marked contribution to road safety in the event of limited visibility due to weather conditions. In practical terms, the life span of the bulb is equal to that of the car, which means that the bulb need only be replaced in exceptional cases.
- Why is good quality car lighting so important?
Because it saves lives. Better lighting leads to earlier and improved recognition of objects, cyclists, pedestrians, road workers, etc. Earlier and improved recognition of traffic signs and road markings is also vitally important to accident prevention. Therefore, better lighting delivers an active contribution to road safety and driver comfort, and can save lives.
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Can I change my headlights to Xenon gas discharge?
Yes! Installation is so fast and easy, most people are done in only 20 minutes. Everything you need to complete the installation is included in the kit - no tools are required. And our instructions are designed to be clear and easy to follow. However, For low beam applications a replacement of existing halogen bulbs against a new Xenon headlamp is necessary. In addition to that, a cleaning & automatic leveling device is required by law when using Xenon for low beam applications. After all, you can re-install the original halogen bulbs after the XENON H.I.D. kit has been installed.
- Why was Xenon Light developed?
For more safety on our roads. In the past decade, car manufacturers have made cars safer and more comfortable by the introduction of A.B.S., air bags, air conditioning, etc. But still, no less that 60% of all traffic accidents take place in poorly lit conditions. Therefore, lighting greatly contributes actively to road safety and comfort.
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Why is Xenon Light more expensive than halogen lighting?
Xenon lighting is not simply a question of a new type of bulb, but a whole new system consisting of: (1) A complex HID Xenon bulb manufactured according to the highest standards of precision. (2) A hi-tech HID electrical ballast system specially adapted to the Xenon bulb. The price is governed by all these components. Generally the price of the HID ballast, which is NOT necessary to a traditional bulb, accounts for 2/3 of the price of the whole Xenon HID lighting system.
- What is Lumen (lm)?
The international unit (SI) of luminous flux (quantity of lights). For example, a dinner candle produces about 12 lumens and a standard 60-watt incandescent bulb produces 830 lumens. The higher the number is, the brighter the light is.
- What is Color temperature (CT)?
Color Temperature is a measurement in Degrees Kelvin that indicates the hue of a specific type of light source. Many people believe the misconception that color temperature is a rating of the brightness of the bulb or HID kit. This belief is completely false. The reality of the matter is that the higher the color temperature, the less usable light output you will obtain. A perfect example would be a black light. This light has a color temperature of approx 12,000k and has almost no usable light or lumens output. Higher K kits such as 7000k, 7500k, etc. have been manufactured for individuals that are more concerned about the actual color output of their lights as opposed to the actual useable light output A black body (perfect radiant body) is an ideal object that absorbs all energy, changes its color from red through yellow to white as its temperature increases. The absolute temperature T ( K ) of the black body is referred to as the color temperature and color by a locus (black body locus).
The above diagram is sometimes used to indicate the color of a light source. Correlated color temperature is used to apply the general idea of color temperature to those colors that are close to, but not exactly on the blackbody locus. For instance, a light source which has a color difference of 0.01 in the green direction from a black body which has a color temperature of 7,000K is indicated as having a correlated color temperature of 7,000K + 0.01 (uv unit).
9. What is Kelvin ( K )?
A basic unit of thermodynamic temperature (color temperature) used to measure the whiteness of the light output. The higher the number is, the whiter the light is. When over 5000K the light begins to turn to blue as daylight.
- How do I determine if HID ballast is operational or has failed?
First replace the lamp with a known good lamp listed on the fixture or ballast label. If this does not correct the problem, then measure the input voltage to the fixture and to the ballast to verify the availability of supply voltage at the ballast input. If the supply voltage exists at the ballast input leads, check for OCV, using the cautions in A2 above. If the OCV voltage is correct as listed on the ballast label, the problem could be a defective capacitor or igniter. Change one of these component one at a time to correct the problem. Generally, if the ballast shows no signs of overheating and the OCV measurement is correct the ballast is good and there has to be another component failure or a wiring problem.
- What will cause my lamp to cycle on and off?
This is an indication that the lamp has reached the end of its life. Replacing the lamp with a lamp specified to operate with the installed ballast will usually correct the cycling. This problem is most likely to be observed with High Pressure Sodium lighting systems.
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Can a lamp of the same wattage be used with any ballast rated for that wattage, such as, a 400 W Metal Halide lamp with 400 W High Pressure Sodium ballast?
No. A lamp will only operate properly when used with the ballast designed for that particular lamp. The lamps to be used with particular ballast are listed on the ballast label and in the ballast literature. Using a lamp that is not specified will affect ballast life, lamp life or both. HID lamps all have specified unique operating characteristics. The ballasts have been designed to operate the lamps within those specified parameters.
HID Lamp can emit about 6000K color temperature light, someone has such false opinion, that the higher is the K value, the brighter is the lamp; actually "Color Temperature" is only used to explain under which temperature will emit which light color, the lower is the temperature, the light will be closer to red, whereas the light will be closer to blue. At about 6000K, the light just begin to turn from the whitest to blue, so it is much closer to daytime sunlight, it is very comfortable for our eyes. Drive during night with such light, it can relax our eyes and improve the driving security obviously. We suggest our customers to choose 6000K color temperature, more than 6000K the light will be close to blue, it will make our eyes glare and affect the sight of oncoming traffic. Furthermore the ability of throwing fog will be bad.
