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Homemade LPS!!! « on: June 22, 2022, 02:08:54 PM » Author: AgentHalogen_87
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They actually did it! :poof:
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Re: Victory! Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #1 on: June 22, 2022, 02:11:39 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Nice to see low pressure sodium lamps being made again since they are much more environmentally friendly than LED lighting.
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Re: Victory! Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #2 on: June 22, 2022, 02:13:10 PM » Author: AgentHalogen_87
Not quite commercial grade, but it's a start. And shown it's possible.
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Re: Victory! Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #3 on: June 22, 2022, 02:17:00 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
I have once imagined some SLI/H-like low pressure sodium lamps being designed as a drop in retrofit for fluorescent tubes without having the need to change the ballast. If such lamps were to exist, I would certainly love to run them in some fluorescent fixtures that I have in my collection.
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Re:Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #4 on: June 22, 2022, 02:22:22 PM » Author: AgentHalogen_87
You can technically run them on fluro ballasts, but the ballast to closely match the SLI in power won't match length in the slightest.
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Re: Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #5 on: June 22, 2022, 03:48:46 PM » Author: Rommie
Would have been watchable if he'd actually described what he was doing instead of playing meaningless dreary music.
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Re:Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #6 on: June 22, 2022, 07:50:27 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
You can technically run them on fluro ballasts, but the ballast to closely match the SLI in power won't match length in the slightest.

Technically, you could certainly run HID lamps on magnetic fluorescent ballasts and fluorescent lamps on magnetic HID ballasts. I have even made some homemade HID ballasted fluorescent fixtures myself.
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Re: Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #7 on: June 24, 2022, 07:10:30 AM » Author: Alex
Would have been watchable if he'd actually described what he was doing instead of playing meaningless dreary music.

Thank you very much-I was not the only one
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Re: Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #8 on: June 24, 2022, 08:50:37 AM » Author: AgentHalogen_87
True in its own way. But I was more concerned with the fact it HAS been done, rather than how it was shown.
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Re: Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #9 on: June 24, 2022, 10:07:29 AM » Author: Rommie
Understandable, but I prefer to hear what is happening in a commentary rather than just playing music over it. That video told me nothing except that the guy is good at glasswork.
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Re: Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #10 on: August 19, 2022, 10:50:53 AM » Author: HIDLad001
Just because they stopped making SOX Lamps doesn't mean they stopped making LPS lamps.
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Re: Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #11 on: August 19, 2022, 11:04:50 AM » Author: Rommie
Hmmm, I'm not aware of any LPS lamps currently in production, please let me know if you are aware of any  :wndr:
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Re: Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #12 on: August 19, 2022, 12:05:41 PM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
So far, I know that the company TruHalo has SOX low pressure sodium lamps being imported from China.
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Re: Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #13 on: August 19, 2022, 01:35:45 PM » Author: Rommie
Sadly true  :'(
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Re: Homemade LPS!!! « Reply #14 on: August 19, 2022, 03:06:16 PM » Author: HIDLad001
Chinese LPS is better than no LPS.
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