I have a 1000w HPS with this style sleeve...

Hmm, Hungary made. Might be GE then since I believe GE's mercs are made (or used to be made) in Hungary.

Hmm GE... That never even crossed my mind lol. Sounds plausible since the base does look more GE-like than Philips.

I bought a Phillips 175 watt mercury vapor lamp at the Home Depot that was sitting on the shelf since 2002. Unfortunately it failed after only 6 months.

Ah yeah newer Philips lamps are just a shame compared the Westinghouse lamps. for fluorescent, HID, and incandescent. Westinghouse made the best lamps out there and Philips trashed all their manufacturing equippement for their own. It's just a shame.

I wish Phillips would go out of business.

I prefer sylvania lamps over phillips. IMO phillips flourescent fixtures were good but other than that I wouldn't buy phillips lamps.

I agree. Sylvania lamps are so much better.

Philips doesn't make fluorescent fixtures do they? Yeah I prefer Sylvania lamps but for T8 fluorescents GEs are the best IMO.

I prefer Philips CMH lamps but other than that, Philips lamps are inferior besides induction and LED, which are actually good.

Yeah my friends basement has a bunch of them in his furnace room most have burn't out anyhow.They are I believe philips TL-D 90's IIRC

I was given a 175w clear Philips yesterday that I know for a fact came from a 90s Electripak yard light like mine...I stuck it in mine and it's noticeably brighter than the identical lamp I had in there before.

yeah the 90s philips lamps weren't bad (though noticably crappier than Westie lamps) but by the end of the 90s Philips pretty much tanked in lamp quality.

Yeah that's what I figured...I'll post a pic of mine in a minute...

the reason why the philips lamp is brighter than the lamp you had in it is likely because the lamp you had in it has more hours on it than the philips one (since MV lamps dim over time). Newer mercs are said to dim faster than older ones even compared to 90s lamps but i don't know how true that is. I know that the arc tube seals on GE mercs were bad before (so the lamp would simply stopp working altogether after about a month) and Philips lamps in general have weak welds inside so if the lamp is vibrated it'll break. Older lamps you could play catch with a friend using the lamp and the weldings inside would be fine (just don't drop the lamp lol). Sylvania mercs, though made in china, are probably the best merc lamp out there today besides EYE, but EYE is way overpriced anyways.

Yeah, I'd say as of now they have about the same number of hours on them.