Xenon lamps for car

Xenon lamps are known for all their bright glow, which seems brighter than the sun itself. The road ahead of the driver is illuminated perfectly - no doubt, but how does light affect the drivers of oncoming vehicles? Will not blind them?

Xenon lamps are designed in such a way that they do not have filament, as in conventional instruments. Inside these lamps are filled with a mixture of inert gases, which is based on xenon. It glows due to the arc discharge, flowing from one electrode to another. The special unit supplies a voltage of 25,000 V in order to set the arc on fire. When the lamp flares into its power, the voltage drops to 80 V.

On the color scale, the xenon lamps for the car differ in white and blue, but it depends on the color temperature measured in Kelvin. For example, in the sun it is up to 6000 K, and xenon lamps range from 4 thousand to 15 thousand K. The more Kelvins, the more the blue shade in color. Thus, halogen lamps appear yellow, because they have only 3 thousand Kelvin.

Xenon lamps expensive category, equipped with a white tint, illuminate the path in front of the car evenly and at this very far distance, since the brightness of the allocated rays is about 200 Lux. For low-cost lamps, the color of the glow is blue and the brightness is the same as for halogen lamps. But the directions of the rays are uneven, so they can easily blind the oncoming car. This is because 40% of the energy emitted by the halogen lamps goes into conversion to heat, while xenon lamps cost only 7%.

If you notice a strange blinking of the dashboard, it means that all the blame for cheap lamps. Blinking is due to a powerful current surge that can damage the on-board computer. Repair of such a device will result in at least the cost of forty similar lamps, so it's worth considering what to save. If you buy a quality set of xenon light, then you will be guaranteed a minimum of one year, extending to all its components. And the cost of such a set should not be less than five thousand rubles.

On what it is worth paying attention to, buying xenon lamps:

1. When the devices are to be replaced, the xenon is changed only in pairs at once. Otherwise, the light emitted by the headlights will be of different shades.
2. To avoid dazzling the drivers of oncoming cars, the headlights should be equipped with automatic proof-readers and washers.
3. Proofreaders should keep the rays of light at a distance that will not harm the oncoming vehicles, even when rocking.
4. Washers are needed because when the car's headlamp is dirty, the rays of light through the mud dissipate in all directions. Given that cars move along roads at high speed, accidental blinding of the driver even for a second time can lead to serious consequences.
5. It is also worth paying attention to the manufacturer. For example, Philips xenon lamps won the confidence of drivers.