When driving off-road at night or even down rural roads, it becomes very apparent that the factory headlights and fog lights leave a lot to be desired, even with the high beams on. In the past, ...

Yes, HID lighting is affected by poor power quality. External occurrences can cause HID lighting distribution voltage to either interrupt the HID lamp's arc stream or to sag below the minimum voltage ...

Three recent columns provided a brief history of lighting, an overview of fluorescent technology and a look at the challenges of improving streetlights. Following a side trip into the issue of ...

High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting does not use the filament that is commonly found in normal automotive or motorcycle light bulbs. Instead, the bulb is filled with Xenon gas. The gas is ignited ...

With the industry spotlight focused intensely on LEDs, HID(high-intensity-discharge) lighting is still widely used for many outdoorarchitectural and general-purpose lighting applications. These lamps ...

With all of the excitement surrounding LEDs these days, one might say high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps are out of the limelight. But though LEDs get most of the headlines, HID sources are still ...

Electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps have already overtaken magnetic ballasts in both volume and value. The same trend is now taking place in the high-intensity discharge (HID) lamp ballast ...

Despite the long history of development and use of high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps, many in the industry expect that they will soon become extinct, given the rapid growth of light-emitting diode ...

If you are debating whether to buy HID or LED headlights, this guide will help you compare your options and select what fits your needs. Headlights are crucial for a car driver as well as other road ...

When driving off-road at night or even down rural roads, it becomes very apparent that the factory headlights and fog lights leave a lot to be desired, even with the high beams on. In the past, ...