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An american probestart MH lamp in the center of Shpritzak neighborhood, Haifa
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This lamp operated on CWA ballast made by Eltam, Israel
This lamp is probably worn out and the arctube have much blackening compared to the european MH lamps when they are passed their rated life.
Why?
The base is E39 (Mogul) but the socket is E40 because this fixture was Israel made
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I know Venture Lamps are Interchangable for both E39 and E40 Lamp Sockets except for the POMB which have a pin on the side of the cap, and the EX39 which can be used in a standard E39 lampholder bit avoids a Enclosed rated Lamp being used in a Open Fitting which has the EX39 Lampholder.
All the Best
Colin
Eltam Ein-Hashopet also produces CWA ballasts for american lamps, but i think that they have recently cased their productions.
This is a low bay fixture with its glass missing, so if the lamp would be explode, this may cause fire hazard or insulted.
Also, this location in the neighborhood's center is not so clean.
The fixtures are neglected and also, i think there are also many columba livia birds that makes dirty.
Also if MH lamps are put in MV fixtures NOT labeled to be MH ballast, I notice they get blackened faster and really blackened too.
Here in theUK we can get CWA Ballasts for 175, 250 and 400w US Metal Halide Lamps but due to being very expensive they are not so popular users use a simple Choke (Reactor Type Ballast) and a 2 wire ignitor for a 1/4 of the Cost
All the Best
Colin
Thats right, some Ballasts are only set at the desired Voltage/Frequency example the USA 120v 60 Hz, while a UK ballast is 240v 50 Hz, others are available as Multi Tap as we seen in the USA from 120 volts to 480 volts and in the UK older Ballasts were made for 200 to 250 volts, I am not sure about the USA but here in the UK some Ballasts can be Dual Wattage for 50/70w HPS, 100/150w HPS and 250/400w HPS, also for Mercury Lamps, they are made in 50/80w, 80/125w and 250/400 watts. there is No Multi watt Ballasts for Metal Halides as we use either HPS or Mercury Ballasts with conjunction with Ignitors, depending on the lamp voltage Current
All the Best
Colin
Our voltage is 230V and the magnetic ballast supplied in Israel, should exactly match the voltage of the mains with a variations for 10%. This is not means that a 220V ballast suitable for operation in Israel, and a 230V ballast is suitable for 240V.
This is different in electronic ballasts that can be found in various voltage ranges.
Perhaps CWA ballast can have features that reactor and choke ballast don't have.