sealed-beam unit

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  • John F. Fitzgerald Expressway
    In automobile: Electrical system

    …and a low beam, called sealed-beam units. Introduced in 1940, these bulbs found widespread use following World War II. Such units could have only one filament at the focal point of the reflector. Because of the greater illumination required for high-speed driving with the high beam, the lower beam filament…

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