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Your Favorite Light Bulbs « on: May 28, 2018, 06:30:52 PM » Author: High Intensity
I'm sort of curious as to what your favorite light bulbs are, i'll start off with my favorites...
High Pressure Sodium
Mercury Vapor
Low Pressure Sodium
Fluorescent (Including Induction Lamps)
Neon Lamps
Incandescent

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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #1 on: May 28, 2018, 06:33:48 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
HPS, Clear Mercs and any small gas discharge lamps (neon, argon, etc)
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #2 on: May 28, 2018, 06:35:48 PM » Author: Rommie
In order:

Low pressure sodium
High Pressure sodium
Mercury vapour
Incandescent
Fluorescent (tubes, that is, not bulbs)
Old 1st/2nd generation CFL's, not the later electronic ones
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #3 on: May 28, 2018, 10:18:01 PM » Author: dor123
High pressure sodium and metal halide lamps.
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #4 on: May 29, 2018, 12:50:06 AM » Author: tolivac
315W CMH,and CHPS(600W).Compared the ceramic High pressure sodium to a Deluxe 250W HPS-the CHPS is whiter and gives a higher quality of light.The arc tube does run hotter.The CHPS does take about 20 min to get to its rated output and color.Running this in a Hortilux SE 600 fixture.A Hortiluix Blue MH came with this-and it gives a surprizingly good color quality.That light takes about 10 min to warm up.the fixture ballast is a 100Khz sine wave digital.Another bonus of this--no flicker on moving objects viewed under the light.Same with the 100Hz square wave ballast CMH 315W.
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #5 on: May 29, 2018, 05:50:27 AM » Author: dor123
315W CMH,and CHPS(600W).Compared the ceramic High pressure sodium to a Deluxe 250W HPS-the CHPS is whiter and gives a higher quality of light.The arc tube does run hotter.The CHPS does take about 20 min to get to its rated output and color.Running this in a Hortilux SE 600 fixture.A Hortiluix Blue MH came with this-and it gives a surprizingly good color quality.That light takes about 10 min to warm up.the fixture ballast is a 100Khz sine wave digital.Another bonus of this--no flicker on moving objects viewed under the light.Same with the 100Hz square wave ballast CMH 315W.
All HPS lamps are ceramic, since they uses PCA ceramic material arctubes.
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #6 on: May 29, 2018, 07:40:50 AM » Author: F96T12 DD VHO
MH, MV, HPS, and well you get the point
F96s and F40s
T12s and T17s
Specialty lamps
Lamps that my girlfriend gets from Iceland, I love Icelandic lights
Cold cathode fluorescent lamp or neons
Any self-ballasted HIDs
Any fluorescent lamp with a arc longer than 6-8’
Nermst lights
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #7 on: May 30, 2018, 12:29:45 AM » Author: tolivac
I know all HPS are ceramic-but the CHPS term is what Hortilux uses for their CHPS lamps-the only one available right now is 600W.Another interesting theing is the 600W HPS bulb is not available seperatly-only comes with the SE600 light fixture.The Hortilux dealers say the bulbs should be available alone in the future.The arc tube does have larger,thicker,white color end caps.The arc tube is not all one piece construction.Would like to see how they make these arc tubes.The lamps and fixtures are built in their Mentor,Ohio site.
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #8 on: May 30, 2018, 11:48:50 PM » Author: Cole D.
MV, HPS, MH, then incandescent. Though I like fluorescent as well but mostly in smaller form factor like CFL and plug in base types.
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #9 on: June 18, 2018, 10:24:07 AM » Author: wishus
I love exotic discharge lamps myself:
  • Spectral lamps
  • Geissler tubes
  • neon lamps
  • incandescent arc lamps (Pointolite and zirconium arc)
  • old medium pressure mercury lamps (MA- MB-)
  • linear sodium lamps (SLI)
  • blended mercury lamps (self-ballasted)
are all types I am extremely interested in.
Recently I have also become interested in fluorescent lighting as well, and have acquired some T17 lamps.  I stick mainly to F20T12 collecting though as my space is limited ;)
I stay away from xenon arc lamps.  I have no interest in keeping bombs in my house :o
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #10 on: June 24, 2018, 10:58:15 PM » Author: 589
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #11 on: June 25, 2018, 08:34:52 AM » Author: Rommie
I stay away from xenon arc lamps.  I have no interest in keeping bombs in my house :o
They're ok, it's when they blow up where you don't want them to it gets to be a problem  :o :D
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #12 on: June 26, 2018, 12:36:27 AM » Author: tolivac
Xenon lamps are still dangerous even when not lit!Handle with care and wear eye protection-face shield,heavy gloves and a thick jacket.If you have such a bulb in your collection-keep it in its packaging and safety case.I have one a projectionist gave me a long time ago.Keep it in its case.Don't want to fool around with it.Go to YouTube and you can see videos of what unlit Xenon bulbs can do and how dangerous they can be.
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #13 on: August 19, 2018, 11:46:25 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Most definitely LPS/SOX lighting  8)
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Re: Your Favorite Light Bulbs « Reply #14 on: August 31, 2018, 04:36:37 AM » Author: Bubbler Tube
Low Pressure Sodium
Normal Light Bulbs NOT LED
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