Typically, 55W halogen bulb, the flux in the 1000-2200 lumen (unit: L). The same 35W Xenon lamp, the luminous flux of 3,000 lumens can generally, the same brand's products, xenon halogen lamp brightness is often three times or more, which makes the xenon lamp to illuminate a wider, more radiation from the far, higher brightness, higher than halogen lighting effects, the greater increase. Now, I try to talk about the main xenon lamp several advantages:

Higher color temperature

Ordinary halogen color temperature of about 3000K, the light yellow color, dim, through the painted blue, coating and other additional techniques, color temperature can be adjusted to 2600K (such as gold eye, gold light - which is a also a yellow, but it is no longer dark but bright yellow color tone of light color) ,4300-4600K (such as stunning white, silver and other products fighters) ,5500-6000K (such as light blue diamonds, blue diamond star, the white side blue light). However, these additional techniques, color temperature, while changing the bulb, more or less detrimental to the lamp luminous flux, so that would have relative to the xenon lamp is already catching the elbow tendons see the flux, rise of a more dwarf, in addition to nano-coating technology in less loss of flux, painted blue, the blue light bulb attached at the loss of flux is very powerful. Xenon lamps emit light, natural daylight color temperature at noon demonstration, generally around the 4200K color temperature close to daylight, the light color is white. This light color, coupled with high brightness, a friend can help drivers travel at night and a good road in bad lighting conditions, reducing the bad lighting, visual illusion induced by car accidents and other reasons, to help safe driving at night .

Light stable

As the xenon lamp on the vehicle's power supply current of the "secondary ballast" in the start when they start to normal voltage to thousands of volts or so, so, in which the voltage xenon lamp environment, compared to the use of halogen automotive light bulb The lights system to be stable. In general, automotive power supply system, to maintain its voltage from two aspects, one battery charge savings itself, this charge will be launched in the car, turn off the electric operation, after being quickly consumed; First the car is running, the car on the battery of the "power punch power," while the power is also available through the ballast, supply the car with the use of electrical appliances. Since different brands of cars, its not the same battery performance, plus the power supply instability, halogen car light bulb at work, most can not effectively get a stable voltage, even many riders complained that the car light bulbs replaced " brand "products will not help, because it does not condition" rated voltage "to work (brightness fluctuations in voltage can significantly change the observed light and dark). It is because of secondary ballast for the xenon lamp provides a stable voltage, so the xenon lamp to better adapt to different models, the impact of life by the power supply system is also much less.

More energy

Electric car much more and more of the trend, which to the vehicle power supply system out of a problem, because the total power consumption of electrical automotive vehicle is constantly increasing. Air conditioning, stereo, automatic control system ... ... some car manufacturers have been very difficult to solve the relative demand of electric car, with little progress with the car battery power supply system the contradiction between the reality of performance. Use energy-saving light source, reducing lighting energy consumption is to reduce the total power consumption of the automobile is one important means. Xenon lamp power consumption is 35W, while the ordinary halogen lamps to 55W or even higher, replace the xenon lamps, headlight power consumption can be reduced at least 36%.

In China, the eighties began to "arc discharge" principle for the "refining" industry. Both coal and other energy saving, and better able to ensure the continued smelting temperature regulation. By the same token, the principle for the xenon arc discharge bulb, the bulb of the two "electrodes" issue highlighted in the high-voltage excitation light, is the "arc discharge" principle in the automotive lighting industry into a successful application, an important innovation. It is obvious that the energy side of the doubt.

Live longer

As the high-pressure xenon discharge lamp produced by the arc light, no direct contact between the two electrodes, so there is no filament like halogen lamps as work time increases gradually with the evaporation of thinner, eventually fuse phenomenon. Currently on the market a better life in general xenon lamp 3000 hours, that is, if there is no collision damage, the entire life cycle in the car without having to change light bulbs.

PS: For the faithful car, the replacement of xenon lamp and replace the (halogen) bulb car often some of the issues to be considered

Brightness Problems

Make better brightness xenon lamp bulb in the automotive field to win a major reputation, but, for some of the riders who live in the city, is not good news, because many large cities, its own lighting facilities are relatively more perfect, therefore, "the" bright xenon lamp rejected. And except for a few brands of cars at the factory before being allowed near the power of light using a standard 35-watt xenon bulb, the most current vehicles are dependent xenon lamp "conversion" rather than replaced. This means that riders should consider the question: Is it necessary to increase the brightness of the car to 3,000 lumens or more?

Light color problem

Xenon lamp light color is currently only one - white. And this white light, which is the short-wavelength light-based, and therefore its strength lies in "high degree", the strengths, to some extent compensate for the xenon bulb light wavelength to short wavelength of a xenon-based trap, specifically expressed in the xenon bulbs are relatively poor penetration of light. For example, when faced with rain or fog is, whether the region can be clearly seen as the scenery, not the brightness of the light depends on how big, but on whether there is sufficient light amount of light in the long wavelength light . Long-wavelength light to red, yellow, mainly due to red light was dedicated to the brake signal, traffic signals, therefore, the gold light of the current can be used as car headlights, fog lights, auto bulb light when the gold expertise to play when the xenon lamp is in trouble - it does not help the owner see the rain and fog in the scene - although it is bright enough, but the more reflective light lead to the stronger reflection.

Life issues

At present, the halogen automotive bulb life, good and bad, brand-name bulbs, very cheap, but life expectancy is only a week or two brand light bulbs such as Osram, Philips and other brands of light bulbs, longer life expectancy of up to fifteen hundred hours or more However, by the vehicle speed limit, often unable to break through the theoretical limit. Xenon lamp life, the theory is now more common values, the actual life is less to be evidence.

Replacement operation

Xenon lamp replacement must be "upside down", you will need to replace the entire headlight system, typical of the "modified"; and for other good brand with a halogen bulb (not specified in the market, mostly for automotive halogen bulb) , only a "replacement" and without experience, without qualified personnel hands, are self-modified products (DIY).

Price

Market price of the Xenon lamp conversion, including the unavoidable "conversion costs", the high cost of conversion, those on Taobao Taobao is the xenon lamp in the main daunting. In the overhead, the modification of the same brand xenon lamps, halogen bulbs than replace, a difference of one or two times.

Typically, if the above issues, there are more holistic consideration, Amoy a car that suits your needs bulbs, is not a problem.
 

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