California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol
Chapter 2 - Lighting Equipment
Article 17 - Running Lamps
Section 783 - Photometric Test Requirements
Universal Citation: 13 CA Code of Regs 783
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
The luminous intensity of a running lamp tested as specified in Article 4 of this subchapter, and with a reaim tolerance of 0.25 deg allowed at any test point, shall be as shown in Table I.
TABLE I. PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING LAMPS
|
Test point coordinates |
Cd |
||
|
Vertical |
Horizontal |
Min |
|
|
10L |
100 |
||
|
4U |
V |
400 |
|
|
10R |
100 |
||
|
10L |
500 |
||
|
5L |
1,500 |
||
|
2U |
V |
1,500 |
|
|
5R |
1,500 |
||
|
10R |
500 |
||
|
10L |
500 |
||
|
5L |
1,500 |
||
|
H |
V |
1,500 |
|
|
5R |
1,500 |
||
|
10R |
500 |
||
|
10L |
300 |
||
|
5L |
700 |
||
|
2D |
V |
1,500 |
|
|
5R |
700 |
||
|
10R |
300 |
||
|
10L |
100 |
||
|
4D |
V |
400 |
|
|
10R |
100 |
||
NOTE: Maximum anywhere in the beam shall not exceed 5,000 cd.
Note: Authority cited: Section 26103, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 24012 and 26103, Vehicle Code.
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