From the time the road in front of the car began to be lit by its own headlights, several different light sources were replaced. Gas, namely propane lamps were replaced by vacuum incandescent lamps, and they, in turn, halogen. The time has come for xenon lamps. So what is xenon?
Xenon lamp consists of two glass bulbs - external and internal. The first serves to protect against various contaminants, a sharp change in temperature, pressure difference (30/120 atmospheres) in a turned off and lit bulb. The inner flask contains a mixture of gases pumped there under pressure. The main one is
inert gas xenon. Various components of the device depend on what components are included in such a gas cocktail, for example, the temperature of
light, the speed of sunbathing, etc., so motorists should better understand what xenon is and how it is used in lighting.
In the manufacture of quality flasks use quartz glass. Two wires with electrodes are connected to the inner part from two sides, a potential difference is formed on them during ignition. When the lamp is turned on, the control unit gives it a pulse equal to 25 thousand volts, after which the ionization of the gas inside it occurs. In the future, not much power is required to maintain combustion, about 35 watts. The xenon lamp control unit also controls the voltage required to maintain combustion.
The lighting kit includes two xenon lamps, a pair of ignition blocks, fasteners, wires, adapters. All xenon lamps are installed according to the standard scheme. Many manufacturers have a xenon connection diagram attached to the lamp kit they sell. It describes in detail how to install ignition blocks, install wiring, replace conventional bulbs in xenon headlights.
Having learned what xenon is, installing it on your car, you can feel all the positive aspects of its use. The light that xenon lamps give out is similar to daylight. Due to its design features, xenon has an advantage over conventional (with filament) and halogen lamps.
The beam of light that is emitted by xenon lamps focuses well, and this allows you to use all the light in front of the machine without scattering it to the sides. Thanks to the directional beam of a luminescence, correctly adjusted headlights will not dazzle drivers of cars of an oncoming stream.
Xenon lamp cannot burn out, because it does not have an incandescent thread, it is not afraid of shaking when driving a car. Its service life is approximately 2,000 hours. When the lamp is working, it does not take much of the energy to heat, and this protects the headlights from overheating.
At dusk and in the dark, with daytime xenon light, it is much easier to assess the situation on the road. The driver at a sufficiently large distance can see objects that are present on the carriageway and its curbs. In conditions of
insufficient visibility, in fog, rain, snowfall, xenon rays well illuminate the roadbed.
As standard, auto xenon has been used on cars since 1996. The car on which it is installed has a special extraordinary appearance. Having experienced what xenon is, the car owner will never return to using conventional or halogen lamps.