I tried this using a two-lamp T-8 instant start ballast & a Philips Deluxe White 50 watt mercury lamp. (I connected the 2 blue wires in parallel). The lamp...
I think I may rig the 4 lamp T-8 ballast up to a 100 merc out in my storage cooler as a makeshift 100 merc. Guess i was right--if the resistor burns out, no...
... Only problem is that now the lamp will no longer work on a standard merc ballast but since you have the fluorescent ballast that might not be an issue,...
Well, I just had to try this - so I went to the local Menards, bought a 2 lamp, T-8 ballast and a 50 watt Westinghouse lamp (made in China). Wired it up and...
They are indeed versatile, ans aside from the OCV prob with merc lamps, they would be excellent merc ballasts! I imagine they run very efficiently, moreso than...
YES! You need to PARALLEL the secondaries on a 2 lamp ballast to run a 50, and parallel all 4 secondaries on a 4 lamp to run a 100.SO---take BOTH blues, splice...
At a local hardware store I found 2 Westinghouse (newer Westinghouse brand) 175 watt mercury lamps. They appear to be well made. Nickel- plated brass base with...
Hi Brian, Those Westinghouse mercury lamps are of very good quality. I have a couple myself and even know of one in use in a yard light (ironically, an old...
... Westinghouse ... it is funny to see that these new westinghouse have the same model nomination as eye iwazaki my iwazaki is a 250 watt mercury model name...
Yes that is correct, Westinghouse uses the same ordering code as Iwasaki. I think the reason behind this is because ABCO (now Westinghouse Lighting) had been...
I went to another city where they use to have (3) places with Mushroom Style Light Fixtures. 1) A Vacant Plaza 2) A Factory 3) A car dealership All, (3) places...
Hello everyone! I have a new acquisition! It's a 250w Mercury Vapor JOSLYN COBRA HEAD!!! Check out the photos at: http://tinyurl.com/53ttw I have more...
http://www.insulators.com/pictures/?id=95718529 I have this - I KNOW someone was interested in getting this... I have all the hardware except wire, the...
... HEAD!!! ... Hi, Jim! Just a quick one on your new acquistion (besides congratulations, of course). For a brief period in the mid to late 60's, probably...
Hello, I'm really looking to enlarge my collection of vintage photocontrols. I have plenty of the newer stuff (I carry a case of 50 NIB DTL photo controls in...
awesome street light! I am so wanting the Joslyn family, both the 400 and the 250. I may have a couple of ways to get them. One is the city of Showlow, AZ...
Philips lighting makes a ceramic metal halide lamp called "Retro- White" which is designed to work on HPS ballasts. This makes it possible to get white light...
The Retro-white has a color temperature of 4000K (like you said) and a CRI of 92. Note GE also manufactures a ConstantColor lamp with a ceramic arc tube that...
Why wait 30,60,90 days to be paid for your lighting business invoices? Once you have set up an account with us, we will purchase your outstanding business...
Hi, been awhile since i posted.... Maybe someone could help me out...i recently stumbled upon a new, in the box , a sylvania 500watt incandescent light bulb....
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Hi Keith, Yes, Sylvania lamps have date codes on them. Basically it's a set of numbers on the stem press. On mogul based Sylvania lamps (in sizes from PS-35 to...
Hi there Does anyone have any images of vandal resistant or crime hardened street lighting products. Ideally I am looking for images with street lights with ...
... Whoever decided to use LED's must be absolutely stupid. Sure they last a long time and are vibration resistant but for general illumination they're only...
The winning concept is interesting....but I agree, it may not be too functional...and I'm surprised that the design won....perhaps because the concept wasn't...
... because the ... conversion ... imagine it ... wouldn't ... solar path ... White LED's use a blue LED chip with a phosphor to end up with "white" light. I...
Sad but true I think...I noticed that when I went to NY last year...a good place if you like looking at reproductions but less and less real stuff to...
Hello, Phil! I wish the web site showing the winning designs had more technical information included with the photos. It was only at the museum display itself...
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