1. What is H.I.D. Xenon?
The H.I.D. bulb is a micro-discharge bulb billed with a mixture of primarily xenon gas and other inert gases. It creates a superior bright white light. This special bulb has no filament like a halogen bulb, but the light is created between two electrodes.
2. Outstanding Features:
Super Brightness: The brightness and its luminous flux are up to 300% more than that of a halogen lamp, so that the light will radiate wider and farther down the road.
Good color temperature: The color temperature is approximately 4300K - 12000K, compared to 3000K for a halogen lamp. The most common is 5500K, which is close to the color temperature of sunlight and is comfortable to our eyes. This is also an indirect benefit for safe driving.
Low power consumption and high efficiency: The power consumption of the Xenon lamp is only around half of a normal halogen lamp but it emits up to 3 times the amount of light.
Quick start up: From starting up to reach full light, halogen lamps take about 15 minutes, while H.I.D. lamps take less than 0.001 second to start up and it can reach 85% of its full light in 1 second. For hot-re-strike, it takes several seconds till stabilization; for pulse-start ,it takes 10-20 seconds to reach full light output.
Extremely long life: In practical terms, the life span of the bulb is equal to that of the car. Service life is at least 3000 hours, greatly above total hours of an automobile during normal night driving, which means that the bulb needs only be replaced in exceptional cases.
3. Why Use The H.I.D. Lamp?
On the road, H.I.D. Xenon lighting systems appear as a bright white beam which resembles natural daylight. The bright white beam offers greater visibility and road safety. High efficiency makes the requirement for cooling the lamp lower and can reduce the aging of the lamp assembly. Extremely long life makes the H.I.D. lamp virtually maintenance free. The constant power and brightness in such a huge range of input voltage makes the H.I.D. lamp unparalleled. |
