Yes the Ignitor is a normal "starter" and yes the HID flickers some time before it´s starting. In the starter there is already a cap to reduce EMI. The HID-bulb needs a wider startingpuls than a normal fluorescent-lamp does, so thats why you need the cap. The ballasts are made of iron, and they are heavy. I want to help you with 120V but I don´t know what kind of ballasts you use in USA.
guess the US has got iron ballasts as well...on the topic of starters...can I use a "flicker-free" kinda electronic starter...?? I dun see the 18uF cap in my home lighting..so I'm asking what izzit for??
Anyone know where I can get HID ballast for that cheap in US?
I plan to duplicate that Korean ATX PJ design, and I was planning on using a Xenon setup with the actual headlight reflector casing. but its over $100 on Ebay.
I plan to duplicate that Korean ATX PJ design, and I was planning on using a Xenon setup with the actual headlight reflector casing. but its over $100 on Ebay.
I have tried an "electronic starter", but it didn´t work, it went dead quite fastly. Anyway the "glow-tube starter" works very well with the 3.3nF cap, it starts the HID in a couple of seconds.
The only reason why there is a 18uF cap is that the ballast is a inductive load and to compensate that you put a capacitor in parallell with the powernet, the result will be a normal lamp load on the powernet. But the reality is as normal diffrent from the theory. The thing is that they don´t sell that cap. So I don´t use it myself. The result will be that it takes more power. If you put up four fluorescentlamp, there will be the same problem. So never mind the 18uF cap.
The only reason why there is a 18uF cap is that the ballast is a inductive load and to compensate that you put a capacitor in parallell with the powernet, the result will be a normal lamp load on the powernet. But the reality is as normal diffrent from the theory. The thing is that they don´t sell that cap. So I don´t use it myself. The result will be that it takes more power. If you put up four fluorescentlamp, there will be the same problem. So never mind the 18uF cap.
so the 18uF cap actually helps to save power here? Hmmm...wanna try it out and see if my utility bill drops...hey if it works I owe it to you guys~!!!
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Cheapest I've found, about $40...shipping sucks on these, they're heavy.
http://www.1000bulbs.com/shopping/shopdisplaysubcat.asp?id=81&cat=19.++Metal+Halide+Ballasts
nmd_sb said:
Cheapest I've found, about $40...shipping sucks on these, they're heavy.
http://www.1000bulbs.com/shopping/shopdisplaysubcat.asp?id=81&cat=19.++Metal+Halide+Ballasts
i couldnt get that link, but i went through the home page, and saw Description:350 Watt, Pulse Start, Metal Halide, Sola Ballast
is that the one yo meant?
Also, in Home Depot I saw a High Pressure Sodium flood light kit, does anyone know how much heat they put out?
is that the one yo meant?
Also, in Home Depot I saw a High Pressure Sodium flood light kit, does anyone know how much heat they put out?
if any of you guys live near a home depot, can you check if they have a light kit that will accept a Metal Hallide bulb, i really appreciate it. thanks.
damn
Crazy they rebuilt their site right after I posted a link. Here's another link..
https://www.1000bulbs.com/category.php?category=26
They have metal halide bulbs at my Home Despot, but I'm not sure about the ballasts. I'll check for you if I'm headed by there.
nmd_sb said:
Crazy they rebuilt their site right after I posted a link. Here's another link..
https://www.1000bulbs.com/category.php?category=26
They have metal halide bulbs at my Home Despot, but I'm not sure about the ballasts. I'll check for you if I'm headed by there.
hmm, thats strange, I just went to Home Depot yesterday and asked an employee, and he said they dont have, unless he had no clue what it is.
do you remember the name of the brand?
do you remember the name of the brand?
I know for a fact that the Home Depots in my area carry MH bulbs... but not the little double ended ones... only the larger screw in type (blanking on the real name of them right now)
I have never asked, but I've never found a ballast there to run the bulbs they carry. If they have them, they don't shelve them with the other ballasts or with the bulbs.
I have never asked, but I've never found a ballast there to run the bulbs they carry. If they have them, they don't shelve them with the other ballasts or with the bulbs.
The bulb I'm using is a MH and the ballast is High Pressure Sodium. It's a HPS Retrofit bulb made for the job. You cant just use any bulb this way.
jcbklyny , whats the model of your ballast? are you using a large HPS bulb?
I did see the huge 400W MH bulb at Home Depot today, but they dont have the ballast for it. Anyway that is too big for my projector, I need a small one.
Do you know if your HPS ballast will power a Xenon bulb?
another question off topic, my friend has a 3M 9100 OHP, its output is 2800 lumens, he wants to put the bulb made for the 3M 9700, which puts out 6000 lumens, I told him it should work, am I right????
Thanks.
I did see the huge 400W MH bulb at Home Depot today, but they dont have the ballast for it. Anyway that is too big for my projector, I need a small one.
Do you know if your HPS ballast will power a Xenon bulb?
another question off topic, my friend has a 3M 9100 OHP, its output is 2800 lumens, he wants to put the bulb made for the 3M 9700, which puts out 6000 lumens, I told him it should work, am I right????
Thanks.
Here you can find the most info about all types of discharge lamps and ballast.
http://members.misty.com/don/dschlamp.html
http://members.misty.com/don/dschlamp.html
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