California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol
Chapter 2 - Lighting Equipment
Article 11 - Deceleration Signal Lamp Systems
Section 736 - Photometric Test Requirements

Universal Citation: 13 CA Code of Regs 736
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

The luminous intensity of a deceleration lamp with the bulbs operated at mean spherical candela and tested as specified in Article 4 of this subchapter shall meet the photometric requirements in Table III after the sample has been mechanically tested in the order shown in Section 733.

TABLE III. PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS FOR DECELERATION SIGNAL LAMPS

Test point coordinates

Cd

Vertical

Horizontal

Max

Min

10L

70

25

10U

V

200

60

10R

70

25

20L

40

15

10L

200

60

5L

600

200

5U

V

800

350

5R

600

200

10R

200

60

20R

40

15

20L

40

15

10L

200

60

5L

800

350

H

V

1,300

600

5R

800

350

10R

200

60

20R

40

15

20L

40

15

10L

200

60

5L

600

200

5D

V

800

350

5R

600

200

10R

200

60

20R

40

15

10L

70

25

10D

V

200

60

10R

70

25

Note: Authority cited: Section 26103, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 24012 and 26103, Vehicle Code.

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