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Orient Express · 09-20-2007, 06:51 PM

That is not a problem, but a characteristic of HID lamps. Do a search on how HID lamps warm-up and you will find that it takes 4-6 seconds for a HID bulb to become fully functional, and the flashing you describe is part the warm-up transition.

09-20-2007, 06:51 PM	#382 (permalink)
Orient Express Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 412	That is not a problem, but a characteristic of HID lamps. Do a search on how HID lamps warm-up and you will find that it takes 4-6 seconds for a HID bulb to become fully functional, and the flashing you describe is part the warm-up transition.