We have spoken, he is aware...

@Maxim This is most board is most likely going to be taken down. Because shouting at an Admin, won’t go to well with the Admins…  but I do see what you mean. Not being able to discuss another member’s departure is a bit harsh.

That’s just my imput…

Rudy, why do you feel the need to shut down any kind of conversation you deem unfit to your personal tastes? You've closed and locked more threads than I can count. No other mod closes and locks threads with more gusto than you.... genuine question.

Is discussion of something as significant as say, BT25 leaving, prohibited? What are we, supposed to sit quietly, if we have an opinion that we think matters?

'Cause that pushed a lot of members over the edge... do you really want more to leave? You act like a glorified mall cop on a power trip... we are all adults, or nearly adults on here...

@RCM442

You know, as much as I like Eric, he seems to have always been moody and egotistical, much like GE101R. Funny they had conflicts when they are just about the same person... super knowledgeable people, but very "sensitive" and quick to come to conclusions. But that's just me... a real loss.

Eric, I wish you luck in your future endeavors. No hate, but the "leave and rejoin" trope got old, rather quickly.

Cree has been in freefall for months... they halted production and sales "temporarily"....no surprise this has happened.

A couple of articles on inside.lighting about their furlough.

Eric, I'm very sorry to hear that you're leaving and will really miss you. However, each to their own opinions, and you shouldn't feel forced to stay.

Yep, done with LG...not coming back, so don't ask.

Seems like the Ideal (yes, the wire stripper company) acquiring Cree wasn’t ideal.

Another thing to keep in mind when ensuring that HID lamps last for as long as possible is that if you are using HX and reactor ballasts, you generally want to ensure that the ballast is running as close to its correct line voltage and frequency as much as possible since a higher line voltage could easily overdrive the lamp and a lower line voltage could easily underdrive the lamp.

If you do have concerns about severe line voltage fluctuations, a CWA ballast or CWI ballast would be more optimal as they tend to run lamps relatively close to the correct current even if the line voltage fluctuations are significant.

Interestingly, unlike in Europe and North America, I have seen that Japan in particular has marketed most of its medium and high wattage high pressure sodium lamps and metal halide lamps as direct retrofit lamps for mercury vapor ballasts, which certainly helps reduce the likelihood of mismatching between lamps and ballasts as long as the wattage matches or is close enough such as 400W quartz metal halide retrofit lamps being designed for 400W mercury vapor ballasts or 360W high pressure sodium retrofit lamps designed for 400W mercury vapor ballasts.

Even though the information I explained above is largely true for many Japanese HID lamps, I am also aware of some Japanese high pressure sodium lamps and metal halide lamps being designed for dedicated ballasts. Dedicated ballast high pressure sodium and metal halide lamps tend to be more of a thing for low wattage lamps and sometimes for high wattage quartz metal halide lamps sold there. I have read about dedicated ballast medium wattage high pressure sodium and metal halide lamps being sold in Japan, but they tend to be less common.