This and the other EYE-Sunlux HPS got left behind during routine maintenance of lighting at our flat premises. I like the colour change of this compared to the EYE-Sunlux 70w because so far their lamps I've seen do not loose much if any sodium during lifetime so there's not much colour shift during warm-up.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zKvx7YydKQ

I love those SON lamps.  Do they still make them?  Haven't seen them in the local stores in ages.

Yes you can tell its well worked, going on how it flairs up blue on run up, interesting how the glow bottle is still bright though.

I guess because it is doing very little actual work :

Switch start fluorescent take at least 2-3 flashes to start. The HPS start usually on the 1st try

Switch start fluorescents that cycle (ie rectify so that the starter drops back in and restarts them) cycle at a speed of once in few seconds at most, while the cycle of the HPS is minute or longer

I love those SON lamps.  Do they still make them?  Haven't seen them in the local stores in ages.

Yes they still make them. Where I live ignitors for 70w HPS lamps are rare so internal ignitor lamps are more widely used since they save cost for the ignitor.