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Xenon technology (otherwise known as H.I.D or High Intensity Discharge) is the ultimate lighting technology available for motorsport. Xenon is the rarest gas on earth and with a very high electrity discharge of between 20 to 25,000 volts it makes an powerful electrical Xenon arc, but with a very low 35w consumption which is 45% less than the H9 Halogen bulb.
Xenon bulbs can only be used with Xenon ballast kits and wiring and cannot be fitted to a car or lamp fitted with Halogen technology.
IPF manufacture various options of Xenon bulbs, these are 4300K, 6000K and 6850K, (K is for Kelvin which is the measure of the colour temperature of light). After exhaustive testing in labs and in competition IPF have found that the optimum level for motorsport is 4300K as this offers the most white light and offers far better definition of the surface and character of the road at night. 6000 to 6850K the light given off is more blue light. |
