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What is difference between 35 and 55 watt ballast?
A bulb running 55W will usually last about half as long as a bulb running 35W. Brightness: 35W bulbs driven by a true 35W ballast will provide at least 3200 lumens. This is over double the brightness of a factory halogen bulb, and plenty of light for night-time driving.
Will 55w HID melt my housing?
55w is overkill. It will blind some drivers and can overheat the housing.
Can I use any HID bulb WIth my ballast?
Technically speaking you can use any HID bulb with any HID ballast as long as you can connect them. There is no such thing as 8k ballasts, it might be a different style ballast, but it absolutly does nothing to define the color.
What is the brightest HID light?
The brightest HID color temperature is 5000K, emitting perfectly white light. 4300K and 6000K will be just as bright but will have a very light tint of yellow (4300K) or blue (6000K). So, the higher the power the brighter the light emitted from the bulbs will be.
Can I replace 35w with 55w bulbs?
The vast majority of wiring systems should be able to cope with uprating 35/35w bulbs to 55/60w bulbs without any problem. However if your bike has plastic headlamp shells the higher wattage bulbs will melt the shell.
Can I put HID in projector headlights?
HID projectors are designed for use with D1S, D2S, or D4S bulbs. The overwhelming majority of projectors use D2S style bulbs. You must use the type of bulb that the projector was designed for. No, you cannot simply stick the bulb from your old HID kit in the back of a projector and expect it to fit or work well.
How many lumens is a 55w car headlight?
If you wanted to choose a higher wattage light in the HID variety, 55 watts are available and put off five times the light of a halogen lamp at a whopping 5,000 lumens.
What color HID is the brightest?
The brightest HID color temperature is 5000K, emitting perfectly white light. 4300K and 6000K will be just as bright but will have a very light tint of yellow (4300K) or blue (6000K).
Do LED headlights need a ballast?
All HID bulbs require a ballast, which is sometimes integrated. LED. No LED bulbs require a ballast, although some are engineered to work with an existing ballast. You will find ballast-compatible, or “plug-and-play” LEDs that are designed to replace linear fluorescents, compact fluorescents, or HIDs.
What is a DC ballast?
The ballast topology utilizes an efficient two (2) IQsistor, push-pull inverter to change the low voltage DC source into high voltage, sinusoidal AC power (20–30kHz) to start and operate the fluorescent lamp.
What is a ballast kit?
Ballast kits contain everything required to service HID fixtures, including ballasts, capacitors, igniters where required, clamps and mounting hardware. Vacuum-impregnated ballasts help eliminate premature failure and voltage breakdown to help provide longer life and quieter operation.