[s-cars] HID recommendations and headlight removal - 35 vs 50w

[Kirby Smith]

Aaron:

A complete answer to the question posed would take a lot of writing.
The lamp may become "brighter" (lm/cm^2-sr) with more voltage
(presumably current into the lamp because the lamps have negative
resistance at the operating point) or not depending on whether the arc
is already saturated.  You should get more total light out of the
headlights, but it could be at the edges of the illumination zone.  You
may blow the ballast, melt the lamp cathode tip, or do other undesirable
things operating outside of the design point.  It is hard to tell
without more information.  So, do ya feel lucky?

kirby

Aaron wrote:
>
> Also -
> Regarding HID kit wattage -  35 vs 50 watt ballast.  The kit I bought
> has  35 or 50 watt ballast depending on how you wire it (dual output).
>  The bulb is 35w. Pumping 50w through 35w bulb = brighter / more light
> and perhaps shorter bulb life - correct?
> A sales guy at Lltec told me this is not the case.  No point in running
> 50w through 35w bulb etc...??
> anybody been through this?
> Thanks again
> Aaron
>