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Satco 175w clear merc « on: September 23, 2006, 01:14:02 PM » Author: J-Frog
I found this today: Satco 175w clear mercury lamp

Who makes Satco lamps?  Or are they their own company?
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Re: Satco 175w clear merc « Reply #1 on: September 23, 2006, 02:24:54 PM » Author: Santaarnpaal
On the picture of that page looks the lamp more to an HPS lamp.
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Re: Satco 175w clear merc « Reply #2 on: September 23, 2006, 02:35:16 PM » Author: TudorWhiz
yes they do that sometimes...because most people don't really pay attention to details...maybe the web designer couldn't tell the difference between HPS and MV...but they are selling MV....

I have seen some lightbulb sites do that......
like selling a MV but showing a MH picture.......and stuff like that
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Re: Satco 175w clear merc « Reply #3 on: September 24, 2006, 12:22:56 AM » Author: J-Frog
Yeah that annoys me too ::)

Anybody know who makes Satco lamps?
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Re: Satco 175w clear merc « Reply #4 on: September 24, 2006, 05:02:02 PM » Author: Silverliner
Yeah the photos are meant for examples only and often do not represent the actual product. It annoys me also.

BTW, Satco mercury lamps were orginally sourced from Philips. Not too long ago they began importing their mercs from China and the quality appears to be way down past the drain. LOL! Satco doesn't make anything, they just get everything from outside suppliers.
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Re: Satco 175w clear merc « Reply #5 on: September 24, 2006, 07:48:39 PM » Author: prawnman88
sounds like feit also  >:(
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Re: Satco 175w clear merc « Reply #6 on: September 25, 2006, 10:21:10 PM » Author: J-Frog
At least Feit is pretty good...
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Re: Satco 175w clear merc « Reply #7 on: October 14, 2006, 12:19:06 PM » Author: don93s
The life is listed as only 10,000 hrs! Is that lame quality or misinformation?
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Re: Satco 175w clear merc « Reply #8 on: October 14, 2006, 02:00:59 PM » Author: prawnman88
crap prop true
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