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The PLA35 Expert, in short.
Built for inspection centres and the busiest workshops.
- Reads Halogen, Xenon, LED & Matrix LED lamps
- Identifies the headlight type automatically
- ECE, SAE & Japanese standards · LHD/RHD
- In-house smart camera for real-time aiming
- Self-centring control · extra-large lens
- 7" touch screen · optional 15" on the column
- Remote control by phone, tablet or PC
- WiFi, USB, Bluetooth & RS232 · Ethernet optional
- Precision 1mm at 10m · range 230–1500mm
- Sturdy alignment mirror · optional green line laser
Read the aim straight from the screen.
A standard beam tester asks you to judge a faint cut-off line through a mirror. The PLA35 shows that line on a 7-inch touch screen, with the exact figures and a clear pass or fail beside it, so the reading is the same whoever takes it.
The display draws the headlamp's light and dark cut-off line, so you read the aim from the screen instead of a faint line in a mirror.
It shows the horizontal, vertical and height readings, plus pitch and roll, so you can see how far the aim is out and by how much.
A within-tolerance result shows plainly on the screen, so two testers reach the same outcome on the same car.
Pick the vehicle programme on the screen and it applies the right limits for that lamp and market.
MOT testing is moving to connected equipment.
Connected equipment sends results straight to the DVSA, which removes manual data entry and reduces fraud. Roller brake testers were first, in 2019, followed by decelerometers and emissions analysers. Headlamp testers are on the list, though the DVSA has not published the specification yet. The Luminoscope is DVSA-approved for the MOT now and is built to connect once that specification is finalised.
Roller brake testers
The first MOT equipment required to send results to the DVSA.
Decelerometers
Connected brake meters followed in early 2020.
Emissions analysers
Gas analysers and diesel smoke meters connect to the system too.
Headlamp testers
On the DVSA's roadmap. The specification is still being finalised.
PLA35 ready to connectConnected headlamp testing is not required yet. Source: DVSA.
Brighter lamps, more drivers being dazzled
Modern LED headlights run far brighter and whiter than the halogens they replaced, and far less forgiving of a beam aimed even slightly too high.
I keep getting flashed. Is it my full beams, or are my lights not calibrated?
Usually it is the aim. The Luminoscope measures each beam digitally, shows the driver the reading, and confirms it sits within tolerance. A common complaint becomes a quick, paid job.
Sources: RAC and the College of Optometrists, with DVSA MOT data.
So how does the Luminoscope put those headlights right?
Modern LED and Matrix headlights are far more advanced than the lamps the old beam testers were built for. The Luminoscope reads each beam digitally, on the right programme for the lamp, and prints the proof.
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It reads every lamp
It picks the correct ECE, SAE or carmaker programme for halogen, LED, Matrix and ADB, and finds the exact cut-off an old tester cannot see.
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It is simple to run
Type the reg, and on-screen guides line the unit up and read the beam automatically, with a clear pass or fail.
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It proves the job
It prints a report with your own workshop logo, the reg and the readings, ready to hand to the customer.
LOGO Headlight test reportLuminoscope PLA35
Which headlight tester does your bay need?
A standard beam tester still does the MOT job. But modern LED and Matrix headlights ask more of the equipment. Here is how the three compare across coverage, accuracy and connectivity.
Standard beam tester
Luminoscope SLA40 Pro
Luminoscope PLA35 Expert
Luminoscope PLA35 Expert Headlight Tester
- Supplied without rails for use with existing earlier model LET PLA20 floor rails
- Digital headlight aligner
- Capable of testing low and high beams including fog lights (LHD or RHD)
- Intelligent camera system for recording and digitalizing the headlight image
- Large Fresnel lens
- Operation panel with 7" colour touch LCD screen
- Operational on continuous power supply and rechargeable battery
- WIFI, USB, Bluetooth, RS232 interface for transfer of the results to a PC
- Please Note: Supplied without rails
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