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Wow, look at these HPS lamps! « on: April 19, 2022, 08:39:06 PM » Author: Burrito
Geez! apparently this came from a story i read, and it said that they came from High Mast fixtures!
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Re: Wow, look at these HPS lamps! « Reply #1 on: April 19, 2022, 08:50:15 PM » Author: joseph_125
Overheated lamps? Or physical damage? I think the article would be a nice read for others on here too. Do you have a link to it?
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Re: Wow, look at these HPS lamps! « Reply #2 on: April 19, 2022, 08:51:36 PM » Author: Burrito
No, i'll get the link soon. These lamps are at end of life, if i recall, it said that heat destroyed these
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Re: Wow, look at these HPS lamps! « Reply #3 on: April 19, 2022, 08:55:21 PM » Author: joseph_125
Yeah, I wonder if the reflector design was to blame. Some of my HPS lamps had a warning on the sleeve not to use them in a luminaire where the reflector redirects a significant portion of the energy back into the arc tube.
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Re: Wow, look at these HPS lamps! « Reply #4 on: April 19, 2022, 08:56:06 PM » Author: Burrito
I think the article was made in the 80's
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Re: Wow, look at these HPS lamps! « Reply #5 on: April 19, 2022, 08:58:39 PM » Author: Burrito
Yeah, I wonder if the reflector design was to blame. Some of my HPS lamps had a warning on the sleeve not to use them in a luminaire where the reflector redirects a significant portion of the energy back into the arc tube.
https://www.academia.edu/70428729/Investigation_of_Lamp_Damage_in_High_Mast_Illumination_Towers
Here!
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Re: Wow, look at these HPS lamps! « Reply #6 on: April 19, 2022, 09:02:35 PM » Author: joseph_125
Thanks!
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Re: Wow, look at these HPS lamps! « Reply #7 on: April 19, 2022, 09:03:18 PM » Author: Burrito
Your welcome! did you see the image in that document?
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