Are your floodlight bulbs self-ballasted? I have a few PAR floods which have integral ballasts...

Something caught my eye in a pile of rubble, turned out to be an old bulkhead fitting, the glass was shattered but I was able to salvage the outer piece, a ceramic E27 holder and a 120 watt bulb. It looks like it was exposed to water for a long time as everything is quite rusty, and the bulb won't move, I've poured some lubricant around the holder and screws, with luck it'll do its magic during the night. The cage screws are worn out so I might have to do some extra work there in order to remove them, but overall it looks like it's fine (except for the glass) and ready for new paint and pieces.
Bulb's filament looks intact so there's a chance it still works.

Could it shut the lights off by closing, while also limiting current to only a trickle, preventing the lamp from lighting while using less power than an ordinary starter that had stuck closed?

I wonder if any members here have adopted any vegan or vegetarian diets.

What is the ordering code for them? I wasn’t even aware they made ceramic metal halide specific ones.

 I know . I just can understand better why other members both past and current got irratated by it .


 Today I bought another 50w CMH postline ballast from eBay . I seem to occasionally find them REALLY cheap !

I've uploaded several pics lately that've got little to no views , let alone comments !!

Way of the world, Tim, way of the world, it happens to everybody. Personally I always think if nobody looks at my pictures, it's their loss.

Using a bag of fruzzed peas is a cheap solution for an ice pack.
Of course they're not fit for eating afterwards, but as we don't eat peas we'll be all right...

Not much else to say, really. Went crash bang owww down the steps and that was it..! It's slowly getting better, we're back home tomorrow, so a couple of days bed rest with an ice pack will help.

A programmable electronic starter, maybe..?