Prolume 400w MB/U
400w mecury vapour lamp from the US. 
Made in China but clear mercs are always cool...

Prolume 400w MB/U

400w mecury vapour lamp from the US.
Made in China but clear mercs are always cool...

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Danny   [29 Nov, 2019 at 01:37 PM]
Thats a nice lamp. Its got an almost identical support like thE GE SON E s
Funkybulb   [29 Nov, 2019 at 11:06 PM]
get them while you can. as it been over 10 years since ballast bans .
thorncollector   [29 Nov, 2019 at 11:41 PM]
hello fsb, did this come from ebay? id be interested in one if there are more if poss could you share the link? thanks john
FrontSideBus   [30 Nov, 2019 at 01:54 AM]
Yep US eBay but I got it about 5+ years ago lol.
Ballast ban? Can still get the lamps though eh? I can't see the failure rates of the existing gear being that high!
I've been tempted to try and import one of those US "yard blaster" style lanterns tbh.
AngryHorse   [30 Nov, 2019 at 09:17 AM]
So if you lived in the US, you could still use these in existing set ups?
FrontSideBus   [30 Nov, 2019 at 10:07 AM]
I’ll have to see about getting hold of some clear or coated 175w Mercs. They will run on 150w SON chokes I believe?
Funkybulb   [30 Nov, 2019 at 03:19 PM]
Yes that correct u can use them to maintain the eixisting mercury fitting. they have not banned the lamps. i will come to a point the demand drop so low on these and start shutting down production lines. but lot of companies that maintain mercury Landscaping lighting are getting around the ballast bans. @ FSB they do make 277 V mercury Nema bucket. those are very rare. what cool about them is using a choke ballast Wink plus 175 watt MV will work fine on 150 watt Son/ MH gear no problem. the 100 watt MV will work on 100 watt 8ft fluorescent choke. 50 watt would do fine on 58 watt fluorescent choke as well Very Happy
FrontSideBus   [30 Nov, 2019 at 03:53 PM]
I like they way some of them are open underneath, quite cool. I hope you approve of my M250 conversion to UK gear heh.
Funkybulb   [01 Dec, 2019 at 02:29 AM]
it neat. one way to enjoy it.
FrontSideBus   [01 Dec, 2019 at 04:37 AM]
Surpised to see 480v control gear in a street light tbh!

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