High Pressure Sodium Lamp Ignitor

This type of lighting is effective as a security light with a photocell to.

High pressure sodium lamp ignitor.

Sodium bulbs can last up to 20 000 hours. High pressure sodium lamp hps lamp the hps lamp is the most ubiquitous lamp for street lighting on the planet. Failed ignitor a less common problem is failure of the ignitor. High pressure sodium lights are used for illuminating large outdoor areas.

They emit bright yellow light. Hydro crunch 1000 watt double ended hps high pressure sodium de grow lamp model d911009000 40 25 40 25. Typically these lights are used on sides of industrial buildings and in some street lamps. Sunlite 03600 su lu35 med high pressure sodium light bulb 35 watts ed17 med medium base e26 ansi code s55 2250 lumen 16000 life hours clear 2100k 4 2 out of 5 stars 257.

If the mh lamp starts and a new hps lamp does not start the ignitor probably needs to be replaced. Philips 150 watt ed23 5 ceramalux high pressure sodium high intensity discharge hid light bulb model 140961. A sodium vapor lamp is a gas discharge lamp that uses sodium in an excited state to produce light at a characteristic wavelength near 589 nm. These types of lights are commonly found outside.

Free delivery with 45 order. A high pressure sodium ballast is responsible for regulating the pressure in light fixtures that use high pressure sodium gas to produce the light. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Metal halide lamps do not require an ignitor to start so the test for a failed ignitor for an hps lamp is to screw in a metal halide bulb of the same wattage and see if it starts.

The heavy duty transformer or ballast is also long lived if the bulbs are changed out before they burn out. Plusrite 2004 lu150 hps 150w high pressure sodium medium base ansi s55 light bulb. Outdoor sodium lights are either low pressure or high pressure lighting to illuminate large areas with bright light. There is an ignitor built into the ballast which sends a pulse of high voltage energy through the arc.

They are also commonly found in an indoor garden setting. Two varieties of such lamps exist. Low pressure and high pressure low pressure sodium lamps are highly efficient electrical light sources but their yellow light restricts applications to outdoor lighting such as street lamps where they are widely used.