Gallery of Lights

Lamps => Videos => Topic started by: elektro666tech on February 06, 2010, 02:36:17 PM

Title: Old, burned out mercury lamp
Post by: elektro666tech on February 06, 2010, 02:36:17 PM

This is my short video showing old, burned out Polnish Mercury Vapor lamp.
This lamp was produced by Polamp in 1991 year, so it is 2 years younger than me ;) It has 250Watts, and it lights greenish (i like very much this light). As you can see on the video, lamp had problems with start, but if you use HPS ignitor it will start, and works normally :)
Here is this video, please rate and comment it :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzosJmFG6CQ

Title: Re: Old, burned out mercury lamp
Post by: Medved on February 06, 2010, 04:57:21 PM

I think the starting resistor get loose, so why the kick "help"...

Title: Re: Old, burned out mercury lamp
Post by: elektro666tech on February 06, 2010, 06:21:58 PM

No, the resistor is OK, sometimes lamp starts normally, but sometimes it needs HV kick from the HPS ignitor. Electrodes are in poor condition, so lamp starts heavily.

Title: Re: Old, burned out mercury lamp
Post by: Jace the Gull on February 10, 2010, 05:41:06 AM

Yes indeed....I actually have a 175 watt MV ballast setup in a box with a BBQ ignitor wired to it for a kick up! It also functions to work a 150 watt 100 volt HPS lamp and 175 watt MH!