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Can I use 55w HID bulb with 35w?
You can use 55w ballasts with standard 35w bulbs, but the life of the bulb will be shortened a bit, and their color will Wash Out a bit.
Can I replace 35w with 55w bulbs?
The vast majority of wiring systems should be able to cope with uprating 35/35w bulbs to 55/60w bulbs without any problem. However if your bike has plastic headlamp shells the higher wattage bulbs will melt the shell.
How many lumens is a 55 watt HID bulb?
55w HID will produce 4,500 – 5,500 Lumens of output.
Which HID bulbs are the brightest?
What is the brightest HID color temperature? The brightest HID color temperature is 6000K, emitting perfectly white light with a slight tint of blue. 4300K and 5000K will be close seconds but will have a very light tint of yellow (4300K) or a faint tint of blue (5000K).
Do HID ballasts wear out?
In most cases, ballast failure occurs as a result of the surrounding environment. Heat and moisture are great enemies to your HID ballast. When it is too cold or too hot, the ballast can burn out or fail to start headlights. A combination of heat and constant condensation can also cause severe corrosion over time.
How many lumens is a 35 watt HID bulb?
A high-quality, standard D2S OEM HID bulb at 35 watts produces 74 lumens per watt.
Is 40W brighter than 60w?
40-watt bulb produces 450 lumens of light. 60-watt bulb produces 800 lumens of light (most widely used in households) 75-watt bulb produces 1,100 lumens of light.
Does more watts mean brighter?
The Wattage of the light is the amount of energy it takes to produce a certain amount of light. The higher the wattage, the brighter the light, but also the more power it uses.
Which HID headlights are the brightest?
Which bulb will glow brighter 40 watt or 60 watt?
1 Answer. In a series system, higher the resistance, higher the brightness so, 40 W bulb glows brighter.
Is higher or lower wattage better?
High Wattage vs Low Wattage High wattage means more power is consumed. Because of this most of the time we are trying to build and use appliances that use less power and have lower wattages. Higher wattages however are good when you particularly need to turn electricity into heat.