Bulbs

[Robert Myers]

Don't waste your time or money, Mike.  These bulbs are simply for the boy
racers to look "kewl".

That said, all halogen bulbs with which I am familiar consist of a glass
element, a tungsten filament, a small amount of a halogen (either iodine or
bromine depending on the manufacturer) to scavenge vaporized tungsten, and
a charge of an inert gas, commonly Xenon.  This is normal
construction.  The bluish cast of the light from some of these "kewl" bulbs
is simply a blue filter which absorbs some of the light from other portions
of the spectrum in an effort to mimic the appearance of true HID
lights.  This just reduces the overall light output of the bulb concerned.

If you want HID lights then get HID lights.  Don't waste your effort with
these "blue light specials".


At 05:00 PM 7/30/02, Michael Friesen wrote:

>Quick question:  has anyone tried the Xenon charged bulbs from Osram
>Sylvania (Silver Star) or Phillips (Blue Vision or Vision Plus) ?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike
>94 90S
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