leafminer
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I'm leaping up and down and it's only partly due to the Domina I've just been enjoying.
I think this is really great news for those of us with inductive ballasts.
Take a look at this:
hxxp://www.greenelectricalsupply.com/ceramic-metal-halide-lamps.aspx
The thing is, these new technology CMH tubes run on the same ballast as a HPS lamp! At least, I know the 400W does. I need to check on the other sizes.
EFFICIENT! Equal to or better than an HPS.
NATURAL! Same as daylight (CR = 95!)
- much higher lumens than metal halide - 16,000 initial lumens from the 150W.
and reasonably priced.
I am planning to buy two of the 150W tubes and simply plug them into my 150W HPS fittings. Really hoping to get much tighter internodes through the use of a spectrum equal to that of the sun.
Oh BTW these are another type of plasma lamp. Inside the ceramic tube is a plasma of metal ions and free electrons.
I think this is really great news for those of us with inductive ballasts.
Take a look at this:
hxxp://www.greenelectricalsupply.com/ceramic-metal-halide-lamps.aspx
The thing is, these new technology CMH tubes run on the same ballast as a HPS lamp! At least, I know the 400W does. I need to check on the other sizes.
EFFICIENT! Equal to or better than an HPS.
NATURAL! Same as daylight (CR = 95!)
- much higher lumens than metal halide - 16,000 initial lumens from the 150W.
and reasonably priced.
I am planning to buy two of the 150W tubes and simply plug them into my 150W HPS fittings. Really hoping to get much tighter internodes through the use of a spectrum equal to that of the sun.
Oh BTW these are another type of plasma lamp. Inside the ceramic tube is a plasma of metal ions and free electrons.