Parking lot metal halides - Page 4

Octopussie · #76 10/20/2007, 06:07 PM

a m57 ballast which are the ballasts that are in parking lot fixtures will only start probe start bulbs, you can tell if its a probe start bulb by looking at the arc tube inside, if it has 3 terminals going to it (2 on one side and 1 on the other). now if it only had 2 terminals going to it (one on one side one on the other) then its a pulse start bulb which requires a ballast with an external ignitor.

JCTewks · #77 10/20/2007, 11:43 PM

but you can fairly easily add an ignitor to the circuitry and use the pulse start bulbs.

justinpsmith · #78 10/21/2007, 12:46 AM

Im not really sure why I ever bought such expensive halides. I have TWO parking lots across from AND behind my house...Im surrounded by halides waiting to be stolen!

OneDayMatt · #79 10/21/2007, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by justinpsmith
Im not really sure why I ever bought such expensive halides. I have TWO parking lots across from AND behind my house...Im surrounded by halides waiting to be stolen!

Funny, I was thinking the same thing.

Octopussie · #80 10/25/2007, 10:51 AM

well im done with my project now. thanks everyone for all your help and support. ill post pics when my hood is at the finished height.

somethinfishier · #81 10/25/2007, 12:15 PM

Nice build.