Lamps - NOS Sylvania 400w Mercury Vapor lamp

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rjluna2

[Mar 08, 2012 at 05:32 PM]

Will it be possible to use the pulse start ballast or BBQ igniter for this bulb with broken resistor? Confused

A_lights

[Mar 08, 2012 at 05:49 PM]

I would think it would work with pulse start like rjluna says Idea

I have a 100W sylvania MV with the same problem and I run it on a 100W pulse start MH ballast

joe_347V

[Mar 08, 2012 at 07:42 PM]

Yeah I would see it it works on a pulse start ballast or with a barbecue ignitor.

gailgrove

[Mar 08, 2012 at 09:52 PM]

Nice lamp! And laptop!

don

[Mar 09, 2012 at 04:23 PM]

If you are extremely careful, you can momentarily short the ballast wires going to lamp to create inductive kick to start lamp...sort of like a fluorescent starter. Just a quick spark should be enough.

joe_347V

[Mar 09, 2012 at 04:44 PM]

Fun fact: that's how some European HPS lamps are started, they have a starter glowbottle inside.

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NOS Sylvania 400w Mercury Vapor lamp

Got this on eBay to use in a certain fixture. NOS Sylvania 400w Mercury Vapor DX coated. Unfortunately, the lamp is broken. One of the connections on the starting resistor broke off. Still, it's a cool looking lamp.