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2. Headlamp - Wikipedia

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   One of the first civilian examples of headlight covers was produced in NSW, Australia by the Read family dairy. [169] The use of headlight covers and the modification of light produced by vehicles continued in both the military's development of special blackout head and tail light technologies and in the civilian sector as well. In addition to ...

3. Headlight flashing - Wikipedia

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   Headlight flashing might have come into more common use as a means of attempting driver-to-driver communication by the mid-1970s, [3] when cars began to come with headlight beam selectors located on the steering column—typically activated by pulling the turn signal stalk—rather than the previous foot-operated pushbutton switches.

4. Hidden headlamp - Wikipedia

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   The last time pop-up headlamps appeared on a volume-production car was in 2004, when both the Lotus Esprit and Chevrolet Corvette (C5) ended production. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Development of both projector beam headlamps such as those on the 1990 Nissan 300ZX (Z32) , and more efficient, bright LED headlamps has in practice, eliminated the need for hidden ...

5. High-intensity discharge lamp - Wikipedia

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   As they heat up during operation, however, the internal gas pressure within the arc tube rises and a higher voltage is required to maintain the arc discharge. As a lamp gets older, the voltage necessary to maintain the arc eventually rises to exceed the voltage provided by the electrical ballast. As the lamp heats to this point, the arc fails ...

6. 5 Family Members Found Dead Inside Utah Home, 17-Year ... - AOL

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   Police in Utah are investigating the deaths of five people from the same family who were found dead inside their home. The West Valley City Police Department shared on X (formerly known as Twitter ...

7. Carbide lamp - Wikipedia

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   This gas was piped to light fixtures inside the house, where it was burned, creating a very bright flame. Carbide lighting was inexpensive, but was prone to gas leaks and explosions. Early models of the automobile, car, motorbike and bicycle used carbide lamps as headlamps. Acetylene gas, derived from carbide, enabled early automobiles to drive ...