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Friday, July 10, 2009

Investigate the Differences of Halogen Bulbs over Xenon Bulbs

By Ethan Melandri

Driving late at night, especially on dark unlit roads can often make your headlight bulbs feel as powerful as a candle in a jam jar. Unfortunately very few drivers realise that they can easily replace their existing halogen headlight bulbs with the very latest upgrade xenon bulbs. These high performance bulbs emit up to 90 percent more light than halogen, are completely road legal and can be fitted without the need for any modifications.

Headlight Bulbs - A Very Brief History!

To understand how xenon bulbs can improve the light output from your headlights, it is probably a good idea to see how the bulbs have developed, but don't worry the history is very brief. The first headlight bulbs were very basic affairs using incandescent lights until, in the 1960s, car bulb manufacturers introduced the first halogen bulb, which was called the H1.

The halogen gas was placed inside an airtight glass construction, allowing the light to burn brighter. While the construction was being changed to the gas the manufacturers decided to enhance the filament. The filament in a light bulb is a wire coil made of metal, which sits in the middle of the glass structure. It presents a specific place to increase the beam which in turn makes the light work at a farther distance than the original bulbs.

Over the years car manufacturers working with light bulbs have tried to increase the light output even more. They also wanted to have a bulb that would last longer. With this idea in mind these manufacturers decided to use xenon gas instead of halogen pressurising it. Xenon gas has a higher intensity when it burns, which makes a clearer white. Halogen bulbs are a dull yellow when comparing the two different bulbs.

The headlight bulb manufacturers also worked on improving the metal filament coil and thanks to precision design, construction and materials, xenon bulbs can project a beam of light from your headlights up to 35 metres further down the road than ordinary halogen headlight bulbs.

Halogen to Be Replaced by Xenon

Xenon light bulbs look a lot like the halogen bulbs, due to the glass and construction of the xenon. Therefore, anyone who wants to upgrade their headlights can just replace the halogen with a xenon bulb without modification. It is an instant change from yellow light to bright white.

The holders and connectors for the xenon bulbs are the exact same as halogen. There is no increase in voltage or wattage, which means you can change the bulbs safely. You do not have to modify or cut wires in the car to make them work. The laws of the UK and Europe do allow xenon to be used on the roads.

By using xenon light bulbs you are able to increase the distance and what you can view while driving at night. It makes travelling on the roads secure and less apprehensive because you can spot potential dangers quicker and react with more fluidity. As you can tell, when it comes to a comparison of the two bulbs there really is no question that xenon is better. - 21396

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