Last night, I saw one yard-blaster with a 400w lamp, and another with an incandescent lamp.

Last night, I saw one yard-blaster with a 400w lamp, and another with an incandescent lamp.

I have seen them with 400w lamps too. I actually kind of like the way they look.
 

Melted ?

Those yardblasters put only 175w into the lamp, so it doesn't warm to full heat. The lens was actually in great shape. Imagine if they put a merc in a HPS yardblaster.

I got some lanterns with mercs that were installed on PSMH gear....



This one from a recessed can in a library

http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2113&pos=2&pid=107817



Another one (not in the gallery but i will post eventually) from a low bay that was installed under a bridge (the lantern is similar to a Lithonia VR4CV)

The glass of the stem press on the outer lamp had electrical breakdown and it meltd off like an EOL fluorescent on Instant Start.... The frame with the arctube (arctube is intact) are just laying loose and disconnected inside the outer bulb, scratching off the phosphor

Those yardblasters put only 175w into the lamp, so it doesn't warm to full heat. The lens was actually in great shape. Imagine if they put a merc in a HPS yardblaster.

I have tried that before. They just cycle.

mix  of hps and mh at ft wayne coliseum.
made monitors look they  were missing red!
first year i went to that hamfest i bbought a 24" sony crt cheap because seller thought it got damaged in transit.
i  didnt even fire it up till monday after the show.i noticed all the monitors looked sick from the funky lighting.
the sony looked fine at home.