Infiniti I30 (A33). Manual - part 345
XENON HEADLAMP
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Xenon type headlamp is adopted to the low beam headlamps. Xenon bulbs do not use a filament. Instead,
they produce light when a high voltage current is passed between two tungsten electrodes through a mixture
of xenon (an inert gas) and certain other metal halides. In addition to added lighting power, electronic control
of the power supply gives the headlamps stable quality and tone color.
Following are some of the many advantage of the xenon type headlamp.
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The light produced by the headlamps is white color approximating sunlight that is easy on the eyes.
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Light output is nearly double that of halogen headlamps, affording increased area of illumination.
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The light features a high relative spectral distribution at wavelengths to the human eye is most sensitive,
which means that even in the rain, more light is reflected back from the road surface toward the vehicle,
for added visibility.
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Power consumption is approximately 25 percent less than halogen headlamps, reducing battery load.
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