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Re: Why aren't my mercury vapor lamps green? « Reply #15 on: August 25, 2026, 01:28:04 AM » Author: icefoglights
If you really want to see green, you need a well-aged color improved lamp with a nicely blackened arc tube.
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Re: Why aren't my mercury vapor lamps green? « Reply #16 on: August 26, 2026, 10:51:44 AM » Author: Lightingeye60
Mercury vapor bulbs don’t normally look green to the human eye
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Re: Why aren't my mercury vapor lamps green? « Reply #17 on: August 28, 2026, 03:17:44 AM » Author: icefoglights
They normally don't, but aged lamps with heavily blackened arc tubes can look greenish.  In addition, /C phosphored lamps can shift to a green color as the phosphor wears out.  In both cases, these are going to be high hour lamps.

Chinese Regent/Cooper mercury lamps do tend to go dim and green quite early compared to better made bulbs.
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Re: Why aren't my mercury vapor lamps green? « Reply #18 on: August 28, 2026, 10:49:39 AM » Author: BT25
If you really want to see green, you need a well-aged color improved lamp with a nicely blackened arc tube.
/W type lamps can do this too...usually just a little bluer to the eye.
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