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Is this a mercury vapor or metal halide bulb? « on: April 30, 2021, 07:02:26 PM » Author: RadiantMV
I found this listing on a canadian site claiming to have a 300 watt MV with ballast. However, the arc tube looks like that of a metal halide bulb, and not like any mercury arc tube I’ve seen. The lamp also emits a green light like a mercury lamp, so I’m honestly quite confused. Is it just a green metal halide or actually some kind of mercury vapor i’ve never seen before?

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Re: Is this a mercury vapor or metal halide bulb? « Reply #1 on: April 30, 2021, 07:11:00 PM » Author: sox35
Could it be a coloured metal halide..? The coatings on each end of the arc tube suggest it's MH rather than MV. Any visible etch..?
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Re: Is this a mercury vapor or metal halide bulb? « Reply #2 on: April 30, 2021, 07:12:14 PM » Author: LampLover
Metal Halide as the white paint on the arc-tube ends is the give away the ballast maybe dual rated although never seen a 300W Mercury Vapor on Metal Halide M59 400W MH H33 MV some and most are dual rated but after the Mercury vapor ban the H33 was dropped on new ballasts but most will still run an H33 lamp

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Re: Is this a mercury vapor or metal halide bulb? « Reply #3 on: April 30, 2021, 09:08:56 PM » Author: CreeRSW207
Short and fat arc tube is a dead giveaway that this is a MH lamp.
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Re: Is this a mercury vapor or metal halide bulb? « Reply #4 on: May 01, 2021, 12:24:22 AM » Author: AZTECH
Short and fat arc tube is a dead giveaway that this is a MH lamp.

Yes it is MH bulb. Notice the white paint at ending of caps. MV don't... no color paint on tube inside of bulb.
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Re: Is this a mercury vapor or metal halide bulb? « Reply #5 on: May 01, 2021, 01:16:05 AM » Author: Lumex120
Looks like a normal 250w metal halide bulb. They could be getting the 300w rating by plugging it into a power meter which isn't calibrated for PF and is also counting ballast losses.
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