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Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « on: July 02, 2022, 06:57:40 AM » Author: HIDLad001
Is there anyone here in Chapel Hill, NC that would be willing to give me / sell me HID Bulbs and ballasts.
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #1 on: July 02, 2022, 11:42:11 AM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
You can easily find HID lamps, ballasts, and fixtures if you search eBay and ReStores. You can find HID lighting for dirt cheap prices at ReStores!!! You could also try flea markets too.
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #2 on: July 03, 2022, 07:26:09 AM » Author: HIDLad001
Yeah, I went to the ReStore here, and there were None. The only lighting related stuff they had were LED bulbs for $1.00 each. The other thrift stores I went to had some pretty interesting light bulbs, but I didn't find any HID bulbs.

I will continue on my search, but will probably end up getting them at Fleabay for a ridiculous price.
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #3 on: July 06, 2022, 12:30:32 AM » Author: BT25
A lot of ReStores won't accept donations of Hg containing lamps.  :(
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #4 on: July 06, 2022, 12:59:02 AM » Author: wide-lite 1000
Mine said they won't accept mercury containing anything !!
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #5 on: July 06, 2022, 12:59:46 AM » Author: joseph_125
Hmm, I think the ones here still do, stuff comes and goes but HID and fluorescent still show up from time to time.
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #6 on: July 06, 2022, 01:05:45 AM » Author: wide-lite 1000
I asked about HID lamps/fixtures , etc. and was told "we're not allowed to accept anything containing mercury under any circumstances because if it doesn't sell , we'll have to pay to properly dispose of it "
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #7 on: July 06, 2022, 01:19:29 AM » Author: joseph_125
That's a shame! The ones here get mostly LEDs donated now but every once in a while HID and fluorescent stuff will show up for sale so they must still take them.

I blame the bad apples that donate spent MH lamps to Restore, which inevitably will never sell.  ::)

To OP, you could try searching on Facebook, OfferUp, and Craigslist too. Here's some stuff I found within a 50 mile radius of Chapel Hill, NC:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/551380479919193 - AEL 113 200w HPS
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/998726494376080 - high bays, apparently some have LEDs so ask the seller some questions first, Greensboro, NC
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/681287106412573 - post top, Sanford, NC
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/681935062882654 - post top, Durham, NC
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/5168022003252690 - 1500w metal halide floods, Raleigh, NC
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #8 on: July 06, 2022, 01:48:38 AM » Author: wide-lite 1000
The problem with my ReStores is that they seem to love to overprice things !! I bought 3 new GE HPS ballasts that sat there for close to a year as they wanted $75 EACH !! :poof: . After awhile , the boxes disappeared and the parts got scattered around . I rounded what I could find up into one area and asked an employee how much . He sold them to me for $2 ea.
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #9 on: July 10, 2022, 01:57:18 PM » Author: HIDLad001
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/551380479919193 - AEL 113 200w HPS

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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #10 on: July 10, 2022, 04:06:56 PM » Author: joseph_125
They'll sometimes show up on eBay. I think the Holophane 4215 is the correct one but this GE one should fit too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265630111373
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #11 on: July 10, 2022, 05:45:08 PM » Author: BT25
Yep, the 4215 is the correct refractor for the AEL.
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #12 on: July 10, 2022, 11:45:14 PM » Author: funkybulb
I am scrapping out bunch of high bays but There going be few mercury/ MH ballast needing homes
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Re: Wanted: HID bulbs, ballasts, sockets « Reply #13 on: July 11, 2022, 08:33:14 AM » Author: HIDLad001
I might have bought them from you, the only problem is that I don't live anywhere near Texas.
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