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Old 12-12-2008   #10
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Re: HID retrofit discussion

Quote:
Originally Posted by mx3twinturbo View Post
Results...
incandescent bulb(9006)
*surface temp #1 -857 degrees
*surface temp #2 -913 degrees
*surface temp #3- 970 degrees
HID Bulb(H7)
*surface temp #1 -658 degrees
*surface temp #2 -738 degrees
*surface temp #3 -823 degrees

Conclusion:
HID's run cooler than Incandescent's
I need to question this method of measurement. Did you use an optical temp sensor, like infrared stuff? If so, this can't possible represent the actual temperature of the surface, you could just as well be measuring the temp of the filament in the incandescants, and the gas or whatever it is in the HID's. You need a non-optical reading for surface temps of glass.

My guess is that it will be very different (lower for both). If my headlights are reaching 900 degrees, my car would have caught fire a long time ago.

And it was already addressed, but I would think poor wiring would be the culprit, not the bulbs or ballasts themselves.
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