Today, the popularity of LED lamps is constantly growing. They are used in home lighting, decorative items and car headlights. But there are a number of requirements for devices used in vehicle systems that drivers must take into account.
Nowadays, diode lighting products have gained great popularity. They are many times superior in quality to their predecessors. Diode lamps are used everywhere, they even found their application in car headlights. But before installing them, motorists need to familiarize themselves with a number of restrictions that exist in this area of their application. It is important to know that the legal norms clearly regulate this process.
Diode lamps in headlights
Drivers who have used LED lamps in the car system have long appreciated all their advantages. Diode lamps have proven themselves well in the operation of fog lights, dipped and main beam headlights, side lights, as well as in various nodes of vehicle systems. The main advantage of LED lamps is that they are quite reliable, consume less electricity and are durable. If used correctly, such lamps can last more than fifty thousand hours. Due to the fact that they consume a little electricity, this has a beneficial effect on the entire electrical system of the car. The highest durability of diode lamps allows them to be installed in fog lights, daytime running lights, side lights. In the process of movement of vehicles on roads, the surface of which is far from ideal, vibrations occur that destroy other types of lamps. But LED lamps are able to withstand such a load and work flawlessly.
Due to the fact that the power of the diode lamps allows you to reduce the consumption of electricity, the total load on the vehicle's electrical system is also reduced. And this, in turn, leads to a decrease in engine fuel consumption. The LEDs have an original choice of shades. They are characterized by a spectrum from cold to warm, including a neutral temperature glow. Cold headlights not only look stylish, but also when driving long distances allows you to concentrate the driver's attention by reducing eye fatigue. Warm shades are commonly used in fog lights when driving in fog or on a wet road.
The use of LED lamps in a vehicle
Using a vehicle with factory-installed lighting devices, which are low-power and short-lived, the driver comes to such a decision when replacing conventional lamps with LED counterparts becomes obvious. In this case, the driver needs to have certain thematic knowledge. It is important to understand when LED lamps can be used in fog lamps, and when it is permissible to install LEDs in high and low beam headlights.
To reduce the financial burden on the family budget, you can replace them gradually, as needed. And if the high cost of light elements is not a decisive argument, then most light fixtures can be replaced with LEDs. When replacing conventional lamps with LED elements, it should be borne in mind that they heat up during operation. In order to cool the LED lamps, special equipment is used. But, if the headlight does not provide for the use of an LED lamp, it is not recommended to install it. Otherwise, problems may arise.
Rules for installing diode lamps in headlights
The installation of LEDs in the headlights may in some cases be unjustified. The fact is that LED lamps work flawlessly if there are no electrical drops, and the current supplies them constantly. This can only be achieved by the stabilizer. Only with his participation are the necessary conditions for the operation of LEDs provided. Diodes with low power have resistors provided in the design, which extinguish high power, limiting the flow of electricity that goes to the lamp contacts. But such a system has shown itself to be ineffective. Because when the motor stops or when it starts, energy is emitted one-time, which in turn significantly reduces the life of the LED devices.
For this reason, before starting to replace conventional lamps with LEDs, you need to purchase a power supply that will provide the device with the necessary parameters of the electric current. Otherwise, such a replacement will be economically unjustified. And just for fog lights, as well as low and high beam headlights, this is most important. Since many drivers neglect the rules for the operation of LED lamps and install them in various headlights without proper supervision, lamps quickly lose their quality. In this case, the headlights become dim, and visibility on the road is significantly impaired. This, in turn, often leads to serious road accidents. That is why regulatory authorities pay special attention to the correct selection, use and installation of LED lamps in vehicle headlights.
Design features of LED lamps
In order to minimize errors when installing LEDs in your vehicle, you need to familiarize yourself with the design features of such lamps. On sale you can see lamps for headlights and other car systems in various shapes, including round, square and elongated samples. This variety of lamp shapes allows drivers to choose the LED device that best suits their particular vehicle system. Also, LED lamps have different sizes. For example, SMD LEDs are used to illuminate the road. Their type and size determines the visibility on the road. Most often, their size is 1, 9 x 5 cm, and the maximum power is up to 700 watts.
In some types of LED lamps, regulators are provided that allow you to control the angle of the light beam. To figure out which LED lamp is preferable to install on a car, a specially developed Technical Regulations allows. This document has defined the marking of lamps. The main requirement when installing LED lamps in headlights of low and high beam is the presence of an auto-corrector of the angle. This is not a recommendation, but a prerequisite. Also, these rules regulate the presence of a headlight washer. The correct lighting angle and the headlight washer create an excellent road surface visibility. An incorrect angle of illumination can dazzle oncoming drivers on the road, so it is very important that the light is adjusted correctly.
It is possible to install LED lamps in headlights in several cases. Firstly, this is done when such devices are provided by the manufacturer in the headlights of the low and high beam in the vehicle. In this case, there is no need to fear that the design of the headlamp will not allow the installation of an LED lamp. And it is more logical to replace the failed LEDs with new lamps with the same ones. The second option involves replacing the standard lamp with an LED element, when this is not provided for by the vehicle package. In this case, you will have to completely re-equip the head lighting system. Moreover, you need to understand that this modernization is a rather laborious process. In addition, before re-equipment, you will need to go through a special registration procedure with the traffic police. If you have a permitting document, you can safely replace the lamps in the headlights of the vehicle.
