anomaly117

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so i recently replaced my aftermarket HID kit from a 35W to a 55W. both were 10000k kits. after installing it, it ran fine for 2 days before one light went out and i determined it was a bad ballast. no big deal, i had an extra, and replaced it. now i notice the light with the older ballast appears to have a slightly bluer tint, not too drastic, but kinda noticable.

my questions: is would a 35w ballast be different from a 55w ballast (i never thought so), and would that ballast be affecting the color?

or is it just the bulb and the fact that i never noticed?

ChrisMan287

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35W and 55W ballasts are different and that is why your getting a different color out of that bulb.

anomaly117

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thanks chris, ill get a proper replacement then.

AscendantMax

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swap the ballast around and see if the other bulb's color is affected. the temperature of the bulb isn't dictated by the ballast, but more so on the different gas composition in the bulb capsule. all the ballast does is jump start the intial electrical arc in the bulb. but yeah i would order a new 55w ballast as well.

anomaly117

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thats exactly what i thought. ill play around with it anyway though

bigleman

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of course a 35w ballast is different from a 55w ballast

thats like asking if a 200hp engine is different from a 500hp engine

anomaly117

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well that was a useless jeer

ChrisMan287

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^ Spam.

bigleman

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already reported 2 of his posts, dont feel like searching for the rest

ChrisMan287

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This is the 1st time I've seen his post.

Here are his others:
http://forums.maxima.org/search.php?searchid=840686

n3985

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That is true but at 55W the extra power color washes the bulb's output so what the OP is experiencing is completely normal.

bigleman

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thats not entirely true

you can see slight differences between digital and analog ballasts with some systems

n3985

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Analog and digital ballasts work the same way and output the samething, only digital have an internal voltage regulator and capacitor for a more stable output.

So back on topic, what the OP is experiencing is normal.

anomaly117

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thank you, my question has been answered

bigleman

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its that voltage regulation that causes the difference in color

AscendantMax

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oh gotcha, i figured the 55w will be brighter than the 35w, and not have an affect on the bulb's color.

learn something new everyday.

anomaly117

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^it is brighter, and thats why the color is affected. the brighter light "washes out" the color a bit.