I was Given « on: September 18, 2017, 08:49:27 AM » Author: Bubbler Tube
A Bulb Today That Looks a LOT Like This, But Might Not Be this 1 at all.... It came from the light outside our flats and burns orange...   ***Photo From Google***
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	Re: I was Given « Reply #1 on: September 18, 2017, 11:11:17 AM » Author: Beta 5
You were probably given a 70w SON-E (I) lamp, these are quite common in floodlights and wall packs  These lamps have an internal glow starter much like the glow starters of florescent lighting, that shorts the ballast when it starts, to provide an inductive kick to strike the arc.
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	Re: I was Given « Reply #2 on: September 18, 2017, 11:44:42 AM » Author: dor123
Here 70W high pressure sodium lamps with an internal starter, are common mainly in postops and for retrofitting 80W mercury vapour lamps. These lamps tends to have long hot restrike periods due to the internal starter being disconnected by a bi-metal strip when the lamp is hot. They usually restrikes after 3-15 mins, depending of the time the bi-metal moving back to close position. Sometimes they may even hot restrike directly from plain 230-240Vrms (Occurs mainly with Osram NAV-E/I 70W lamps), before the starter being connected back.
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	Re: I was Given « Reply #3 on: September 18, 2017, 12:59:13 PM » Author: Bubbler Tube
Thanks Guys   I'm VERY Pleased With My Score Today.... LOL
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	Re: I was Given « Reply #5 on: September 20, 2017, 06:49:39 AM » Author: Bubbler Tube
Hi No I Don't But it's a dead one, but that's OK as I wasn't even expecting him to say yes when I asked when the man was fixing the outside lights.....
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	Re: I was Given « Reply #7 on: September 20, 2017, 04:49:05 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
Quote from: Ash on September 20, 2017, 05:23:54 AM You have the ballast to power it, right ? This lamp must never be powered without a ballast Well i mean an HPS lamp wont do anything anyways lol
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	Re: I was Given « Reply #9 on: September 21, 2017, 03:19:25 AM » Author: Bubbler Tube
I'm in England and DON'T Want an Exploding Lamp Thanks.... LOL
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	Re: I was Given « Reply #11 on: September 21, 2017, 03:51:33 AM » Author: Beta 5
You can either get a ballast or an entire fitting quite cheaply. For a ballast on eBay it is about £10 and for a complete fitting around £10 - £30 depending on if you got a new or used one.
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