GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ordered an Osram Powerball HCI-TS 70W/NDL 942 from General Lamps plc -> Received a Tunsgrsram CMH70/TD/UVC/942/RX7s TU made in Hungary...
Well: Longer warm up time (I didn't measured), theoretical 15 mins hot restrike, and lower CRI and greater chance of non-passive failures.

GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ordered an Osram Powerball HCI-TS 70W/NDL 942 from General Lamps plc -> Received a Tunsgrsram CMH70/TD/UVC/942/RX7s TU made in Hungary...
Well: Longer warm up time (I didn't measured), theoretical 15 mins hot restrike, and lower CRI and greater chance of non-passive failures.

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AngryHorse   [09 Nov, 2026 at 04:14 PM]
Yeah, on line lamps distributors have a habit of doing this, I ordered two Osram HQI-Ts, (quarts), and got two Tungsram CMH lamps! I suppose the distributors don't realise you want a specific lamp, so they just send the nearest equivalent?
Slyspark   [09 Nov, 2026 at 05:44 PM]
Probably going to become more common to see this kind of thing going on as stocks run down on these kinds of lamps. Be nice if they asked you tho if a substitute was acceptable if what you've ordered isn't available.
Alex   [09 Nov, 2026 at 05:49 PM]
ask for a refund...
AngryHorse   [09 Nov, 2026 at 09:09 PM]
Its still a 942, but it would be nice if they told you a certain lamp isn't in stock, or not available anymore, they have sent the next best thing for a 942 power ball?
Beta 5   [09 Nov, 2026 at 11:23 PM]
Yeah if it is not in stock then they should really say they are sending a different lamp before you order. While this is sill a nice lamp (and I personally really like the colour of GE/Tungsram's /942) they do differ slightly from the Osram version so it would be a problem for an exact match to others too.

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