Are there any US members who use voltages higher than 120v for lighting? « on: November 26, 2020, 04:43:42 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Just curious if any US members besides funkybulb, silverliner, xmaslightguy, and DieselNut who use voltages higher than 120v for lighting such as 208v, 277v, 347v, and 480v?
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	Re: Are there any US members who use voltages higher than 120v for lighting? « Reply #1 on: November 26, 2020, 04:53:51 PM » Author: HPS_250
I just use regular old 120v, and that’s all that is available in my house because appliances that would normally used 240v (oven, stove, dryer, etc.) are all natural gas.
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	Re: Are there any US members who use voltages higher than 120v for lighting? « Reply #2 on: November 26, 2020, 06:19:20 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
I do ! My 1000w Wide-Lite is currently wired to 240v 60hz . Eventually , all of my exterior HID lights will be hooked to 240v . I have several streetlights that have ballasts only rated for 240v or higher.
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	Re: Are there any US members who use voltages higher than 120v for lighting? « Reply #4 on: November 27, 2020, 11:18:20 AM » Author: HPS_250
Quote from: tolivac on November 27, 2020, 12:59:53 AM I have two 1Kw CMH lights that need 240V primary voltage to their ballasts.Use a 2Kva 120-240 step up transformer.Works just fine. Any photos? I’d be interested to see what 1000w CMH lamps look like.
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I’ve always been interested in all kinds of lighting, mainly incandescent and HID, and especially all kinds of sodium lamps (HPS/LPS). I’ll tolerate LED but I’m not a fan of it.
I’m not proud to say that my city has Devolved to LED.

	Re: Are there any US members who use voltages higher than 120v for lighting? « Reply #6 on: November 27, 2020, 01:10:55 PM » Author: xmaslightguy
I have a 5' switch-start fluorescent fixture with UK ballasts, and a UK 8' ballast attached to a board (currently running a 7' HO lamp). Use a  step-up transformer to power them.
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	Re: Are there any US members who use voltages higher than 120v for lighting? « Reply #7 on: November 27, 2020, 01:24:20 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Are there US members who also use 480v as well?
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Desire to collect various light bulbs (especially HID), control gear, and fixtures from around the world.

DISCLAIMER: THE EXPERIMENTS THAT I CONDUCT INVOLVING UNUSUAL LAMP/BALLAST COMBINATIONS SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER KNOWLEDGE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES.

	Re: Are there any US members who use voltages higher than 120v for lighting? « Reply #8 on: November 27, 2020, 04:15:55 PM » Author: RyanF40T12
Many of my church buildings I help maintain use 208 and 240 volt for the parking lot lights, but most are still 120.
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