HID Ballast Teardown

HID Ballast Teardown
High-intensity discharge lamps (HID lamps) are a type of electrical gas-discharge lamp which produces light by means of an electric arc between tungsten electrodes housed inside a translucent or transparent fused quartz or fused alumina arc tube. This tube is filled with noble gas and often also contains suitable metal or metal salts. The noble gas enables the arc's initial strike. Once the arc is started, it heats and evaporates the metallic admixture. Its presence in the arc plasma greatly increases the intensity of visible light produced by the arc for a given power input, as the metals have many emission spectral lines in the visible part of the spectrum. High-intensity discharge lamps are a type of arc lamp. - Wikipedia
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[@planeguy737-1]

finally an hid ballast that doesn’t have a 40+ pin microchip inside of it

[@bradyknowzbest1149]

I dont think led have made these useless yet. I tried led in my projectors for a while, then swapped to a cheaper 50w hid kit just to try it out, and ended up keeping the hids in. More light output filled the road better, and they are a hint brighter. I think the day is near that led will be better, but not quite there yet.

[@parasyte25]

It didn't work because you reversed the input supply polarity. The transistor probably was not there to begin with.

[@JVHShack]

For those of us that live in the USA, don't buy these except for off-road usage. According to federal regulations, they are illegal for on-road use if it isn't marked in some way with a valid "D.O.T." number. I was a vehicle safety inspector in Texas a few years ago and I gave a fail more than once because of these devices.

[@rhiantaylor3446]

I love the fact that these boxes are called "12v 35W Ballast" rather than "Danger 2000v" .

[@savneetsinghrairai6823]

A fly by transistor 😂

[@Ratchet_effect]

It was a Transformer 'Potted In Disguise' 😂👍🏻

[@MechanicForGMCCars]

hello does some one know exactli how xenon interact with 80s GM cars? I have some unusual problems I noticed lot relays share ground and positive paths in my fuse box I have as relays 4 pin rear windscren defroster ,6pin windscren wiper,2 pin head lights on buzzer,3pin blinker relays ,futher more I do have hei ignition system who uses pick up coil,4 pin e core igniton coil with the 4 pin ignition module,also have positive linear voltage regulator it does not have diode in the dashboard basicali so does not have the Delco 12si alternator any diode to the field wire as well. Now the problem is my engine cinde of starter self to acelerate for some odd reason the trothel cabel on my carburetor who is a pierburg 2e3 gets contrapted like the entire engine is magnetised for some reason it stops doing that if I remove blow by hose and the metalic air filter housing and if still it does that I shut off the head lights . So mostli that happens is I dont use the head lights who are xenon bulbs with out ballast. I did notice that my 4 pin defroster relay shares pin86 with split wire to the Delco 12si field excitation wire and that relay became eventuali leaki my baterry was dead after some time I ques the internal diode got fried for some reason . So those 80s GM are prity much shiti lay out . There was another problem as well before that problem my 3 pin blinker got kinde of corrosion on rear bulb holder circuet wire got green staff on the leads from bulb holder leading to chassys ground the effect car baterry stayed longer alive under colder conddition and bether fuel economi if I turned on all 4 blinkers the engine refused to stop it behaved similar like Hit and Miss engine? So can some one explain to my how that acured those 2 problems and how can I posibli ceap usefull problems to my advantage. Basicali some times I can see shoting sparks from my bulbs xenon to the engine and the buzzing blinker relay was cinde of cool staff . So Im not shure my self what happened exactli but the fuel economi was nice . Just the self acelerating engine part was anoying cant use my xenon bulbs any more . So my question wuld by can xenon bulb act similar like wacum tubes basicali and how they can interact with other relays in the car if their internal diodes get fried? I have honestli unusual problems so I need kinde of variabel more circuet for those things. I might by wrong but the blinker relay acted similar to some sort of baterry voltage booster honestly I liked that effect.

[@SquareOneForge]

Looking at the bulb through a welding shield?

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

Cars that use them can really blind you at night.

[@petersmith5199]

You have to keep it after all that work!

[@jonathanmartins7744]

Would love to see a teardown of a 400w Dimmable HID Ballast

[@Dr_Mario2007]

In my opinion, HID lamps are still decent especially in a portable Halogen spotlight being modified - I have a modified Cyclops Thor Colossus spotlight with this setup, with a minor difference, I went with different metal halide bulbs for longer bulb lifespan. Went with that configuration as LEDs still suck in certain reflectors due to the optical geometry.

[@PatanGPuluh8]

hello sir i want to ask. what is the voltage for the smd zener diode on the hid ballast?

[@waitfor0]

I use the Chinese model, inside the controller, there is a burnt resistor, and I searched for the schematic to find out what the ohm value of this resistor is, but I couldn't find it. can you help me please

[@Steve_R]

Could you turn it into a high power bug zapper?

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

What about dunking it in a pot of D-Limeolene.