Robocop
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Knowing very little about metal halide lamps I hope these qualify to be in the incandescent forum....I think they are classified as incandescent and I am curious about this style lamp.
A friend gave me these to play around with simply because I was so facinated with them after seeing how he had his home aquarium set up. I know they need a ballast of some sort and are more suited to aquarium use however they are still facinating to me.
Ok these lights were almost crystal white when powered up and made an incredible amount of light. I know nothing of color ratings however both these lamps say 20000K and I assume this has to do with the color....right?
I am not really interested in using them but more so of learning just how they work as well as how they are so white for incandescents? Ok the first one is huge and it is labeled... E39 Base-T Shape-400W-20000K and the closest pic I could find on line is this http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~idProduct~MB8819~tab~2.html
The second one is smaller and labeled...R7S-150W-20000K and looks very close to this http://www.homedeliverypetsupply.com/prod_details.php?pcode=ACU02073&sc=3
Are these Metal Halide all known for being very white tint or is it just the 20000K ones my friend uses? Also how small can you find metal halide lamps and does anyone know of any handheld applications such as portable lighting?
I am not sure why they facinated me so much but again I was really impressed with these two lamps....I tried searching but quickly became dizzy with all of the tech stuff and numbers I know nothing about. So can someone explain in a nutshell what these are mainly used for and the pros and cons of their use?....Man these things were simply blazing white and made his entire aquarium look beautiful. Maybe it was the other lights or even the water but they looked to be the whitest incans I have seen.
Thanks for any help on this.....
A friend gave me these to play around with simply because I was so facinated with them after seeing how he had his home aquarium set up. I know they need a ballast of some sort and are more suited to aquarium use however they are still facinating to me.
Ok these lights were almost crystal white when powered up and made an incredible amount of light. I know nothing of color ratings however both these lamps say 20000K and I assume this has to do with the color....right?
I am not really interested in using them but more so of learning just how they work as well as how they are so white for incandescents? Ok the first one is huge and it is labeled... E39 Base-T Shape-400W-20000K and the closest pic I could find on line is this http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~idProduct~MB8819~tab~2.html
The second one is smaller and labeled...R7S-150W-20000K and looks very close to this http://www.homedeliverypetsupply.com/prod_details.php?pcode=ACU02073&sc=3
Are these Metal Halide all known for being very white tint or is it just the 20000K ones my friend uses? Also how small can you find metal halide lamps and does anyone know of any handheld applications such as portable lighting?
I am not sure why they facinated me so much but again I was really impressed with these two lamps....I tried searching but quickly became dizzy with all of the tech stuff and numbers I know nothing about. So can someone explain in a nutshell what these are mainly used for and the pros and cons of their use?....Man these things were simply blazing white and made his entire aquarium look beautiful. Maybe it was the other lights or even the water but they looked to be the whitest incans I have seen.
Thanks for any help on this.....