Hid conversations vs halogen drivers#

This extra heat may cause issues for those with plastic lenses, projector lights, etc. Most 55W HID users will admit that they replace their bulbs at least once per year (some as quickly as each month).One of the main reasons it fails in such a short period is because the bulb itself 'burns' much hotter than a regular 35W HID bulb. The largest downfall to this product is its short lifespan.

Hid conversations vs halogen drivers#

55W ballasts truly provide more light output for the drivers (about 40% more), but the trade offs are too large to make this product pratical. When discussions occur about maximum light output with regards to Xenon HID systems, 55W ballasts become the hot topic. Unlike our competitors, we still insist on AC ballasts to ensure proper life span, and most importantly, maximum light output! With competition becoming so fierce in this industry, many manufacturers have given into DC ballast technology in order to lower their prices. Aside from that, AC ballast systems are brighter than DC ballast systems. With AC ballasts, you can expect longer life in both bulbs and ballasts. AC ballasts output AC power, while DC ballasts output DC power. The difference in these ballasts is in the type of electricity being outputted to the HID bulb.

(this was copy/pasted from another website just for a learning tool)īoth types of ballasts take the DC power from vehicles and power the HID bulbs for light. Thanks guys,i'm hoping i can start putting some hair back in,as i had damn near pulled it all out,lolĪnd for some reason it seems like the high beams are brighter,that one i can't explain,other then maybe i did have a poor ground,and the de-mounting/re-mounting helped clean up a poor ground connectionįacts about Ballast`s that is good to know Got my fingers crossed that was the problem,but i'm still going to get Jeremy to send me another replacement resistor. Starting to think i had a dud resistor from word go,and the replacement resistor wasn't quite up to the load it had to carry.Īt least that's the only explanation i can come up with. The 2 resistors give me the required 6 ohms, twice the wattage,and seem to carry alot less heat under load between the 2 of them. Plumbed them in parallel and be damned if it's not working now. So i dug through my pile of resistors and diodes,and found (2) 12 ohm 50 watt resistors. I kept feeling the heat that came off the new resistor,and it ran really hot compared to the other 3. I started to get suspicious about the new resistor,so i put some of my other hobbies knowledge to work and tried something a bit out in left field,and so far everythings working.