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Did you pick the right motorcycle lights?

Motorcycle lights, as the eyes of driving in the dark, mainly play the role of lighting and signaling. Today, I will popularize motorcycle lights with you. In addition to headlights, turn signals and tail lights (brake lights), there will also be "positioning lights and daytime running lights". Motorcycle lights can be divided into halogen tungsten lamps, xenon lamps and LED lamps according to the light source.

2024-10-21

Did you pick the right motorcycle lights?

Motorcycle lights, as the eyes of driving in the dark, mainly play the role of lighting and signaling.

Today, I will popularize motorcycle lights with you. In addition to headlights, turn signals and tail lights (brake lights), there will also be "positioning lights and daytime running lights".

Motorcycle lights can be divided into halogen tungsten lamps, xenon lamps and LED lamps according to the light source.


Halogen lamps:

It is basically the original configuration of many car factories. When it comes to structure and production cost, it is absolutely the simplest and lowest. As for the light is not bad, it can definitely meet the daily needs. The 55W halogen lamp can only produce 1000 lumens of light.

The light is very uniform, especially in bad weather (rain and snow), the penetrating power is very strong.

However, the color of the light is yellow, the brightness is limited, and the life span is short (600 hours).


Xenon lamp:

Xenon lamps are the lamps most modified by the majority of riders. Why do so many people modify xenon lamps? It must have advantages. The lamp uses some relatively good UV-resistant crystal quartz glass and is filled with a variety of chemical gases. Of course, it is called xenon. Lamp, of course, is mainly xenon.

The principle of light emission is mainly to increase the 12V voltage of the vehicle instantly, so that the xenon electrons in the quartz tube move to generate a light source between the two poles. The xenon lamp excites xenon gas to emit light through high voltage, with high brightness and a service life of about 2000 hours.

The light is very sufficient, the brightness is very high, and the life span is, of course, very long (about 3000 hours). It is no exaggeration to say that the light of xenon lamp is similar to sunlight, with ultra-long and ultra-wide-angle wide field of view, 35W xenon lamp can produce 3200 lumens of strong light.

To talk about the shortcomings, the structure of the xenon lamp is more complicated, and it takes a while to light up after the lamp is turned on.


LED lights:

LED lights are what we often call light-emitting diodes. Light-emitting diodes may have been learned in physics classes when we were young. This kind of thing can effectively convert electrical energy into visible light. It is a solid-state semiconductor device that can directly convert electricity into light., Easy to install and long life.

There are many benefits of LED lights. Now many motorcycles use LEDs as daily running lights and steering assist lights. This kind of lights are very energy-saving. The energy consumption of LED lights is almost one-tenth of that of halogen lights. The service life (100000 hours) is also the longest, and the speed of lighting is almost no delay. Due to its small size, it is possible to make various shapes. However, the cost of this kind of lamp is very high, and once it is broken, repair is also more troublesome.

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