Ra in s e n s o r*
Xe n o n la m p s
169n
Xe non la m p s im p ro ve th e d rive r's vis i-
b ility a nd o rie nta tio n to th e ro a d , e s p e -
c ia lly in a d ve rs e we a th e r c ond itio ns a nd
d rivin g s itu a tio ns (d rivin g a t n ight in
he a vy ra in o r th ro ugh ro a d re p a ir a re a s
whe re th e re a re n o la ne m a rke rs , fo r in -
s ta nc e ).
Wh e n th e "In te rm itte nt" w ip e r s p e e d
p os itio n is s e le c te d , th e w ip e r re a c ts
im m e d ia te ly if w a te r is s p la s he d o nto
th e w ind s hie ld fro m ve hic le s tra ve ling
a he a d , fo r e xa m p le . As a re s ult, th e ra in
s e ns or p ro vid e s a c ontrib utio n to d riv-
ing s a fe ty a nd c om fort.
Ve hic le s w ith xe non la m p s a re
e q uip p e d w ith a uto m a tic h e a d la m p
ra nge c ontro l. As a re s ult, th e h ighwa y
is a lwa ys o p tim a lly lig hte d , re ga rd le s s
of lo a d c ond itio ns , a nd d rive rs in o n-
c om ing tra ffic a re n ot b lind e d .
Xe non la m p s illum ina te th e s id e a nd
fro nt a re a s o f th e ve hic le w ith s ignifi-
c a ntly m ore b rig htn e s s a nd u niform ity
th a n tra d itio na l h a loge n la m p s .
Xe non la m p s m a ke a s ignific a nt c ontri-
b utio n to h ighwa y s a fe ty s inc e o th e r
highwa y u s e rs , o r b ic yc lis ts a nd m oto r-
In a xe non la m p , a n e le c tric a rc re p la c e s c yc lis ts in th e rig ht la ne , a nd p e d e s tri-
th e fila m e nt in ord e r to ge ne ra te inte ns e a ns a re m ore e a s ily d e te c te d .
illum ina tio n. A g a s m ixtu re in a q ua rtz
gla s s tu b e with m e ta l va p or is ignite d b y
a h igh e le c tric vo lta ge . Th e a rc th a t is
ge ne ra te d is th e n s us ta ine d b y a lo we r
vo lta ge . Wh e n th e la m p is tu rn e d o n
th e re is a b rie f w a rm -up p e rio d . Ma xi-
m um b rig htn e s s is a tta ine d in a p p ro x.
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