Discharge lamp illumination device i.e. headlamp illumination device, for use in motor car, has connection terminal connected with dummy-load, which is used during testing of illumination unit in place of discharge lamp

摘要

The device (1) has a discharge lamp (11) brought into pipes for illumination by electric discharge. An illumination unit (10) controls an illumination state of the discharge lamp. A housing (13) seals the illumination unit and one of lines, which connects the discharge lamp and the illumination unit. A connection terminal (17) is arranged at an outer surface of the housing and connected with a dummy-load i.e. fixed resistor. The dummy-load is used during testing of the illumination unit in place of the lamp. The discharge lamp and the illumination unit are attached together by the lines. An independent claim is also included for a method for testing a discharge lamp illumination device.