

| Subject: | Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Jan 2000 to 23 Jan 2000 - Special issue |
| From: | Per Lindgren |
| Date: | Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:58:43 +0100 |
David Utley wrote: > Perl wrote; > > > > Anyways, this brite light has a Xenon bulb > > > > Does it have the special electrical module so you can feed the bulb with > > 14000 > > volts? If not, then it is not a Xenon bulb. > > > > It says it is a Xenon bulb. If it does not, then I would think they would > get in trouble with false advertising. Who knows? Is it possible that it > has a smaller amount of xenon gas? Anyone? It's probably a Xenon effect bulb. I got H4 bulbs of that type in my Vanagon, it doesn't give the desired effect. The Xenon bulbs are not like conventional bulbs. These bulbs consist of an electric arc, just like from a welder, that makes the like. To get this arc, you need a special electrical module to produce 14000 volts. Look at http://lightning.mbz.org for info. PerL 87 Syncro 112i
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