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| what is a self-ballasted MV light? can you put it in a regular socket??
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Formerly "TiCoune66". Also known here as Vince.
 
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| First, welcome to Lighting-Gallery!
So, a self-ballasted MV lamp is a normal MV lamp with a incandescent filament in serie. It serves to regulate the current, like a ballast would do with a normal mercury lamp. A self-ballasted lamp has a better CRI (color rendering index), but is less efficient than a normal mercury vapor lamp.
Hope this helps!
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| thanks, this website is great!! anyways can you use it in a regular socket?? like a tracklight or a lamp
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Yes provided it's at or below the wattage rating on the fixture. Meaning you can't put a 160w SBMV lamp on a 40w rated fixture. 100w SBMV can be installed in a 100w rated fixture or a 150w one. Hopes that helps.
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| thanks!! where can u buy these?
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| Since I don't live in US, I can't tell you which store you can go at, maybe Home Hardware, but they are expensive...
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| cool i'll look on google now
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Try these places: BulbManTopBulb |
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Why I like LEDs on top of other lighting tech?
LEDs = Upgrade 95% of the applications. (That is if you avoid eBay's LEDs).
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Look for commercial installation material distributors, they are usually able to at least order them (in Czech Republic i use an e-shop www.e-light.cz - specialized for lighting) |
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