71   General / General Discussion / Re: Running lamps on the Wrong Ballast Intentionally  on: December 13, 2025, 05:00:48 PM 
Started by NeXe Lights - Last post by RRK
So it goes down to some US-specific ballast behavior.

With regular HPS Euro series chokes or HX transformers, 3.25A mercury compatible MH lamp will get somewhat overloaded, but not up to 4A due to higher arc voltage, guess something like ~3.7A current. Ballast itself of course will run colder because of lower than nameplate current.

CWA ballast though has a chance to push the lamp a bit further due to current-stabilizing behavior. BUT I heard that HPS CWAs load curve is specially tamed not to overdrive aging HPS lamps with rising working voltage and not to force them into cycling. So it may be not that bad, actually.





 72   General / General Discussion / Re: Downsizing Soon – Please Read!!  on: December 13, 2025, 04:58:30 PM 
Started by Maxim - Last post by Baked bagel 11
@Maxim I'm very sorry to hear that, I know it can be rough (as it has happened to me too!). I wish you the best of luck with the new arrangements. :)
 73   General / General Discussion / Re: Downsizing Soon – Please Read!!  on: December 13, 2025, 02:36:25 PM 
Started by Maxim - Last post by Maxim
@NeXe Lights — Sure, no problem. PM me any important details, please. :)
 74   General / General Discussion / Re: Downsizing Soon – Please Read!!  on: December 13, 2025, 01:40:04 PM 
Started by Maxim - Last post by NeXe Lights
@Maxim I am also interested in one of your LSI Canopy lights. I was wondering if it would be possible for you to ship one to me at some point. I'll PM you any further needed details.
 75   General / General Discussion / Re: Downsizing Soon – Please Read!!  on: December 13, 2025, 01:36:36 PM 
Started by Maxim - Last post by Burrito
Sounds great!
 76   General / General Discussion / Re: Downsizing Soon – Please Read!!  on: December 13, 2025, 01:34:26 PM 
Started by Maxim - Last post by Maxim
@Burrito — I'm glad. I'll pack up the light and send you a shipping quote sometime in the near future.
 77   General / General Discussion / Re: Downsizing Soon – Please Read!!  on: December 13, 2025, 01:27:15 PM 
Started by Maxim - Last post by Burrito
Yes, I'd still want to get that LSI canopy light. Also, Maxim, the wire arrived!
 78   General / General Discussion / Re: Downsizing Soon – Please Read!!  on: December 13, 2025, 01:24:05 PM 
Started by Maxim - Last post by Maxim
So, a continuation of this thread......

Yes, I am still downsizing. My parents are officially filing for divorce this week, and the house is expected to be sold by the end of May/early June, right around my graduation (logistically, keeping the house does not work).

So @Burrito — let me know if you still want that LSI canopy light. I can send it to you.

@HomeBrewLamps — I have a used Regent NH-2402 I can send you. The NOS one is going into safekeeping at my friend's place in upstate NY. Otherwise it will be scrapped.

Lamps? I plan to keep my entire HID collection intact.

My dad is staying local, and he is trying to find a house within 25/30min from home, probably slightly more upstate/rural than our current home (as he has a limited budget from divorce settlement, and one's money goes further the more rural you go, and there is plenty of rural areas even within this county), so in that regard, I will be fine. My remaining stuff will be carefully loaded into a PODS moving/storage container, and then delivered to wherever my dad's new residence will be. I advised him to find a place with a garage/basement, if possible.

My mom, however, plans to move to Florida. So, logically, getting any of my lighting stuff down the east coast is, quite frankly, unrealistic. So whatever I am officially taking with me will likely go over to my dad's place. And again, I will likely not have an "equivalent" amount of room in the new place, so some stuff will have to go.
 79   General / General Discussion / Re: What did you do today lighting wise?  on: December 13, 2025, 10:02:20 AM 
Started by RyanF40T12 - Last post by tigerelectronics
It looks really lovely there! A very nice spot for it :)
 80   General / General Discussion / Re: Running lamps on the Wrong Ballast Intentionally  on: December 13, 2025, 09:43:27 AM 
Started by NeXe Lights - Last post by NeXe Lights
CWA
Pages: < Previous Next > 1 ... 6 7 [8] 9 10
© 2005-2025 Lighting-Gallery.net | SMF 2.0.19 | SMF © 2021, Simple Machines | Terms and Policies