Three recent columns provided a brief history of lighting, an overview of fluorescent technology and a look at the challenges of improving streetlights. Following a side trip into the issue of ...

Yes, HID lighting is affected by poor power quality. External occurrences can cause HID lighting distribution voltage to either interrupt the HID lamp's arc stream or to sag below the minimum voltage ...

Aided by a new full-bridge controller, a popular electronic HID ballast topology manages lamp operation, while enhancing lamp safety. Tom Ribarich, Director, Lighting IC Design Center, International ...

Upgrading your headlights is one of the easiest, cheapest, and simplest mods. It’s often the first mod of any prospective car modder, or it could be just time to swap out some old bulbs. Either way, ...

With all of the excitement surrounding LEDs these days, one might say high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps are out of the limelight. But though LEDs get most of the headlines, HID sources are still ...

That U.S.-spec Corrados were born with lousy illumination is well known. I'd lived with it every night since Project Corrado found its way to my garage, albeit at a rather dangerous price. Given the ...

In order to test the lights we added to Project Tundra, we did something somewhat foolish. We headed out to one of our favorite off-road playgrounds and tried to outrun the lights. After all, that is ...