Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please check the Forum Guidelines at the top of the Newbie section

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Flashing.  (Read 693 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Black Knight

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • York
  • Posts: 160
    • View Profile
Flashing.
« on: 27 March 2009, 13:06:51 »
Is it bad?

If the dipped beam (HID) is already on, the flash would only engage the normal type bulb full beam.

But if the lights are off and I flash, do both the Dipped HID and standard lamp full beam both come on?

If so, does this damage a HID system? DOn't know much about them but i Think it's the initial switch on that uses the most power??
Logged

Entwood

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • North Wiltshire
  • Posts: 19566
  • My Old 3.2 V6 Elite (LPG)
    • Audi A6 Allroad 3.0 DTI
    • View Profile
Re: Flashing.
« Reply #1 on: 27 March 2009, 13:25:19 »
Flash ONLY works on main beam, the HID will not fire fast enough, if you watch a HID on switch on it takes about 3-5 seconds to reach full intensity. Also, the more a HID is turned on/off the shorter the life of the bulb, so not a good idea to use as a "flash" unit ...  :)

HTH


Edited for smelling pistakes .. :(
« Last Edit: 27 March 2009, 13:26:23 by entwood »
Logged

Welung666

  • Guest
Re: Flashing.
« Reply #2 on: 27 March 2009, 13:46:07 »
Quote
Flash ONLY works on main beam, the HID will not fire fast enough, if you watch a HID on switch on it takes about 3-5 seconds to reach full intensity. Also, the more a HID is turned on/off the shorter the life of the bulb, so not a good idea to use as a "flash" unit ...  :)

HTH


Edited for smelling pistakes .. :(

 ;D ;D ;D
Logged

Ironingboard

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Edinburgh
  • Posts: 250
    • View Profile
Re: Flashing.
« Reply #3 on: 27 March 2009, 14:09:58 »
Interesting, what is the story with new cars which have BI-Xenon headlights, I'm guessing the HID is always charged ready for use? Or am I completely wrong  ::)
Logged

Welung666

  • Guest
Re: Flashing.
« Reply #4 on: 27 March 2009, 14:12:20 »
Quote
Interesting, what is the story with new cars which have BI-Xenon headlights, I'm guessing the HID is always charged ready for use? Or am I completely wrong  ::)

Shutters ;) Lights are always on and shutter uncovers them :y
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.008 seconds with 17 queries.