Re: Non-cycling HPS/SON lamps « Reply #1 on: January 13, 2018, 01:15:06 PM » Author: dor123
The only three types of HPS lamps that I know that don't cycles, are the super high xenon pressure HPS lamps (They rarely cycles than regular HPS lamps at EOL), mercury free HPS lamps, and the unsaturated HPS lamps (Such as the Philips Ceramalux ALTO Non-Cycling, Sylvania Ecoarc SPX 69/108W , Philips Ceramalux Retrolux, Iwasaki/EYE Sunlux Ultra Ace). Regular HPS lamps usually cycles at EOL, but I know about the Chinese Osram NAV(SON)-E 150W and 250W, that cycles only during run-up , than stabilizes and operates without cycling, until the next turning on. Operating these lamps continuously, may resulting in a non cycling HPS lamp, until they dims to orange SOX color and dies.
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	Re: Non-cycling HPS/SON lamps « Reply #3 on: January 14, 2018, 01:31:19 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
That is what my very first HPS lamp started to do... I remember a while back being told to disconnect the ignitor by you.... that worked like a charm, however it was a tad bit inconvenient. after that I bought an EYE 70W bulb, it ended up getting accidentally broken, still have the old one though... also Have several new 70w HPS lamps since then.
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	Re: Non-cycling HPS/SON lamps « Reply #4 on: January 19, 2018, 02:30:58 AM » Author: dor123
Quote from: Ash on January 14, 2018, 05:29:31 AM As a normal SON lamp ages, at first it will only cycle rarely (only under specific line voltage conditions), and as time (~months) goes it will cycle more frequently. so it provides a good advance warning for replacing the lamp I dont see whats the big objection to cycling SON lamps.... Most HPS lamps I've seen here in Kiryat Ata, don't behaves like such. When the Triangel near my hostel, firstly began to cycle, it cycles every days continuously from the evening to midnight. Than it stopped to be a cycler for a year (With only few one time cycles here and there), and returned to cycle continuously only recently, and not every evening. Yesterday for example, it didn't cycle at all.
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