AgentHalogen_87
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Long Live SOX!
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| The other day, I remember hearing in conversation that the production of lamps is ordered a year ahead of time, and the order for SON lamps from Philips for 2027 hasn't come in. This could mean that Philips is ending the production of SON, and remaining stock will be all that's left.
This is hearsay, not 100% confirmed.
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HID, LPS, and preheat fluorescents forever!!!!!!
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| I do recall that in a number of years back, I recall that there was a proposed EU ban of all HID lamps in 2027. Just don’t know about the UK though.
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DISCLAIMER: THE EXPERIMENTS THAT I CONDUCT INVOLVING UNUSUAL LAMP/BALLAST COMBINATIONS SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER KNOWLEDGE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES.
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| Anything with mercury in it, with the exception of UVC lamps, is going the way of the dodo. That has been known for years.
So in theory, the mercury free SON lamps can remain in production. In practice, the market for those is already getting smaller every year. I wouldn't know where to buy those, i'd actually like to have a 50 or 70w one.
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| Interestingly, I have seen that UVC lamps in Japan are also getting phased out by 2027.
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Desire to collect various light bulbs (especially HID), control gear, and fixtures from around the world.
DISCLAIMER: THE EXPERIMENTS THAT I CONDUCT INVOLVING UNUSUAL LAMP/BALLAST COMBINATIONS SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER KNOWLEDGE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES.
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| Well, for the foreseeable future UVC gas discharge lamps still wayyyy more powerful than UVC leds, and they are very much critical infrastructure (they are absolutely required in water purification plants) just like halogen lamps in cars are unable to be phased out.
EU regulations explicitely exclude UVC lamps for sterilisation use from any efficiency and mercury regulations. I have to admit i haven't looked into vehicle lighting, but those were never part of any efficiency regulations at all. So in theory you can buy the nice spherical 1960s car lamps and light your house with those if you want brand new incandescent lamps.
Undoubtedly there will be a time at which UVC leds match the efficiency and output of discharge lamps, at which point the regulations will change.
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| It is such an odd thing that the phaseout of UVC lamps in Japan is happening even though they are an important part of infrastructure.
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@James said to me that it is possible to disinfect water and air with UVA radiation.
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Please forgive me if my choice of my words looks like offensive, while that isn't my intention.
I only working with the international date format (dd.mm.yyyy).
I lives in Israel, which is a 220-240V, 50hz country.
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| Are you sure? UVA doesn't destroy DNA like UVC does, that's why you can safely stare into a blacklight tube.
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| When I points my 365nm LED flashlight to my body, it causing a heat feeling at the area affected by the radiation. Also, UVA can cause eye damage, and if exposed long enough, also skin damage, hence most UV protection products, also filters UVA.
Also: Most eyeglasses protects the eye from UVA, hence you can stare into blacklight tubes.
Most modern bug zappers have warning from UVA radiation.
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