13-12 I E S LIGHTING HANDBOOK

General Lamp Inspection Limits

General lamp inspection includes the following types of lamp : head, rear, clearance,
signal, marker, and adverse weather.
Any of the following defects shall be cause for rejection:
1. Any bulb in any lamp required by law or regulation or in any adverse weather
lamp which fails to burn.
2. An improperly connected circuit which does not light the proper filaments for
the different switch positions.
3. A cracked, broken or missing lens.
4. A lens that is rotated, upside down, wrongside out or is otherwise incorrectly
installed.
5. A lens marked "left" or "right," not appropriately installed.
6. A multiple-beam, head-lamp lens, the name of which does not correspond with
the name stamped on the lamp body.
7. A lamp which is not fastened -securely to the vehicle.
8. A lamp showing a beam of color contrary to law or regulation.
9. Any defects in wiring or lighting equipment that would be likely to influence
adversely the effectiveness of the lighting performance.
10. Any auxiliary equipment placed on, in, or in front of the head lamp which is
not a part of the original standard equipment.
11. Beam indicator lights which do not indicate the proper beam to the driver and
which do not operate satisfactorily.
Lamp output inspection. Approval shall be refused when the light produced by
any head lamp or auxiliary lamp designed for use in place of a head lamp (whether
measured in terms of maximum beam candlepower, average beam candlepower, lamp
output, or other value) is less than 50 per cent of the normal new lamp value.
Note: A light output of 70 per cent or more of new lamp value, while not required
in this Code, is desirable.
Lamp focus inspection. Focus inspection shall be made visually on a screen.
Approval shall be refused when the beam from any head lamp or any auxiliary lamp
is noticeably out of focus.
LAMP AIM INSPECTION
All of the following values are based on a 25-foot test distance. (See Fig. 13-6.)
Horizontal Beam Aim (Sideways)
Symmetrical beam. Upper beam. (All single-beam lamps, all double-beam sym-
metrical lamps, all adverse weather (fog) lamps.)
Asymmetrical beam. Upper beam. (Multibeam, Tribeam right lamp, Flexbeam
left lamps.)
Approval shall be refused if the center of the high intensity zone is more than 6
inches to the right or left of straight ahead.
Note: A tolerance of not more than 4 inches, while not required in this Code, is
desirable.
Asymmetrical beam. Upper beam. (Multibeam, Supersafe, Tribeam left lamp,
Flexbeam, and Solar right lamp.) Approval shall be refused if the left edge of the
stray light which is to the left of the high intensity zone extends to the left of straight
ahead or is more than 6 inches to the right of straight ahead.
Note: A tolerance of not more than 4 inches, while not required in this Code, is
desirable.
Vertical Beam Aim (Up and Down)
All beams from buses, coup6s, r'oadsters, and long-wheel base cars should preferably
be aimed near the upper limit. All beams from trucks and short-wheelbase, five-