[Waverley ARS] HID lights

[henry mark swiss]

Hi all, These are known as Xenon headlights to the general public. I 
sometimes see the bluish tinge and they are SO bright, that in some 
instances I am blinded by them, thinking they are using their high beams 
(some people do (in built up areas!)). I flashed my highs at someone once 
thinking he had his on, and he flashed his at me, then I realised these were 
his low beams, they were so bright!
Rgds
Henry VK2RE.

From: "Eddie Hanham" <eddiehan at bigpond.net.au>
To: VK2BV Members <members at cactii.net>
Subject: [Waverley ARS] HID lights
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:46:10 +1000

Yes they are becoming quite popular for enthusiastic drivers.
Different models can operate from 4500 to 8000deg Kelvin the latter
is close to being daylight - hence the bluish tinge when seen at
night.

They give out about 4 to 5 times the light of a  halogen globe. Good
for oldies with dimming vision  to drive at night.

They are gas discharge using zenon gas and need kilovolts to strike
them. Same principle as street lights and projector globes.  Maybe
that's why LCD Projectors are getting cheaper.

As to RF interference if you are mobile, maybe on startup they could
be a potential problem, but interference would be shortlived.

Not sure how much they would add to background noise though when
driving.

Anybody out their with a Mercedes or high end car that knows?


Eddie VK2BEH

     On 13 Sep 2006 at 21:36, Brad Crowe wrote:

 >
 > These HID lights are new to me.  The below link takes you to where
 > they are used for car driving lights:-
 >
 > http://www.tbyrnemotorsports.com/hids/hids.html
 >
 > Some new model cars have a bluish tint, perhaps they are using HID head 
lamps?
 >
 > Since they function by electric discharge I wonder if they are a
 > source of radio interference?
 >
 > 73 Brad VK2CEC
 >
 >
 >
 >
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