HEADLIGHT TESTER WITH DIGITAL LUXMETER

HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT WITH DIGITAL LIGHT METER

The correct adjustment of headlamps is a very important and often underestimated safety

underestimated. If the headlights are set too low, the field of vision is limited in the dark.

in the dark. If they are too high, other road users are dazzled.

Since asymmetrical light distribution came onto the market in 1957, there have also been legal requirements for the adjustment of headlamps.

legal requirements for the adjustment of headlamps.

Initially, the headlamps were still set at a distance of "10 metres". For this purpose, the vehicle was

the vehicle was driven 10 metres in front of a clear wall which was provided with specific

marks. These marks were used to check and adjust the headlights.

This method is still prescribed by law today. It is still used, for example

It is still used for the inspection of agricultural vehicles and special vehicles. The

disadvantages of this method are, among other things, that a relatively large, clear and free wall is needed and therefore

wall, clear and unobstructed, and therefore a lot of space. Criteria that are not often met in workshops.

in the workshops.

Such circumstances eventually led to the development of projector control devices.

projectors. These allow a faster and more flexible control of the light repair.

of the light repair.