Socket
The type of base used in the lamp.
The base is the contact part of the lamp, which is fixed in the socket and is responsible for fixation, electrical connection and the possibility of safe removal. Thus, the type of base directly determines compatibility with a particular cartridge. However, in addition to this, there is also such a parameter as the base of the base. It determines primarily the contact configuration used on a particular base. And in our paragraph it is written as the second value.
In lamps for different purposes (see above), the set of bases used is very different. So, for the head light the following options are used:
D1S,
D1R,
D2S,
D2R, D3S , D3R,
D4S,
D4R,
H1,
H2,
H3,
H4,
H7,
H8,
H9,
H10,
H11,
H13,
H15,
H16,
H27W /1,
H27W/2,
HB1,
HB3,
HB4,
HB5,
HIR2,
HS1,
M5,
R2. For markers and other similar lights, in particular,
C5W,
C10W,
C15W,
H21W,
H6W,
P21W,
PY21W,
P21/4W,
P21/5W,
P27/7W,
PR21W,
R5W,
R10W,
T4W,
W5W,
WY5W,
W16W are used ,
W21W,
WY21W,
W21/5W.
If desired, you can find a detailed explanation of each designation in special sources.
Colour temperature
The colour temperature of the light emitted by the lamp. The overall colour of the glow depends on this indicator; and note that the higher the colour temperature, the more “cold” the light looks, the closer it is to blue and blue. Traditional incandescent bulbs produce warm light at 2500-3000K, 3000-3500K can be described as "slightly warmer than neutral", neutral white corresponds to temperatures of
3700-4500K, higher values correspond to cooler shades, and temperatures
over 5000K characteristic of lamps with a blue (blue) colour of the glow.
Note that in this case the colour temperature of the lamp itself (more precisely, its filament or LED element) is indicated, and not the actual shade of the glow that it will give out; for the difference between these indicators, see "Glow colour". Also note here that it is possible to evaluate the shade of light by colour temperature in headlight lamps (see "Intended use"), for which the white colour of the glow is claimed. At the same time, this indicator has a very practical meaning: the warm colour of the light is considered optimal in wet weather, the neutral one gives the highest visible brightness, all other things being equal, and the cold “long-range” one can be subjectively pleasant for some drivers, and can also be used as an element of external tuning.
Lifespan Tc
The maximum continuous lamp operation time. This indicator is quite approximate and the probability that the lamp will work during this period is approximately 1 in 3. This is due to the measurement technique: a control batch of lamps is used until 63.2% of them fail, the resulting time and indicated as "maximum service life". However, the Tc data compared to the B3 guaranteed life (see above) provides a good estimate of the overall lamp life and its ability to last beyond the guaranteed life.
