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Old 06-17-2015, 05:26 AM   #67 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 2000mc View Post

i would assume from that, that the lamp assembly was aimed as it was designed for, and the apparent misalignment is just showcasing how far the light source missed the intended filament placement.
If the lamp was aimed based on the light pattern, it looks like it would still fail, just not as badly
The lamp was not aimed based on the light pattern, the graph shows that clear enough.
The light source was out of place; its height should have been adjusted.
The pattern was distorted because the light source was in the wrong place.
It would not have been distorted if it was aligned properly (assuming the alignment is done by readjusting the lamp relative to the light housing, rather than rotating the light housing as a whole).

I get the feeling the only aim of that test was to put HIDs in a bad light.
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