The future of HID headlights.
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The future of HID headlights.
Everyone is saying LED tech is the future of automotive lighting in headlights and foglights. I beg to differ.
http://www.news.com/Luxims-tiny-but-...3-6234653.html
http://www.lifi.com/dynamic/display.php/31
http://www.news.com/Luxims-tiny-but-...3-6234653.html
http://www.lifi.com/dynamic/display.php/31
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03-19-2008, 10:05 AM
at claimed 140 lumens per watt, I'd much rather invest in this than the LED technology. However they did not address how much heat it does give off. considering how big of a housing they used to demo.
They did not show how large of a ballast is needed to power the unit either.
At 100 lumens per watt the current HID is quite bright and compact, it is actually quite hard to match its efficiency with size. Considering the newest fad of the LED headlights on the LS600 or the new escalade platinum, neither one generate as much light as a HID bulb per headlight, but they each need enormous housings to cool the high power LEDs they shoved in it.
Until they come up with some real replacements, HIDs are here to stay.
They did not show how large of a ballast is needed to power the unit either.
At 100 lumens per watt the current HID is quite bright and compact, it is actually quite hard to match its efficiency with size. Considering the newest fad of the LED headlights on the LS600 or the new escalade platinum, neither one generate as much light as a HID bulb per headlight, but they each need enormous housings to cool the high power LEDs they shoved in it.
Until they come up with some real replacements, HIDs are here to stay.
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Originally Posted by IvoryGT
at claimed 140 lumens per watt, I'd much rather invest in this than the LED technology. However they did not address how much heat it does give off. considering how big of a housing they used to demo.
They did not show how large of a ballast is needed to power the unit either.
At 100 lumens per watt the current HID is quite bright and compact, it is actually quite hard to match its efficiency with size. Considering the newest fad of the LED headlights on the LS600 or the new escalade platinum, neither one generate as much light as a HID bulb per headlight, but they each need enormous housings to cool the high power LEDs they shoved in it.
Until they come up with some real replacements, HIDs are here to stay.
They did not show how large of a ballast is needed to power the unit either.
At 100 lumens per watt the current HID is quite bright and compact, it is actually quite hard to match its efficiency with size. Considering the newest fad of the LED headlights on the LS600 or the new escalade platinum, neither one generate as much light as a HID bulb per headlight, but they each need enormous housings to cool the high power LEDs they shoved in it.
Until they come up with some real replacements, HIDs are here to stay.
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