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 dmtcorey
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 horizontal and vertical lamps 
#502385 - 12/01/10 05:45 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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hey folks
hope this is a legit question ,recently today we had a power outage where the power went off and on and ended up fucking my 400w mh lamp , thankfully i had a 600 hps kickin around so we got her up and running but i was wondering can any lamp run both horizontal and vertical because i no the lamp works fine vertical but i only got a horizontal hood right now and i dont want to loose this lamp to my inexperience with indoors ?
thanks
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 maryanne3087
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Re: horizontal and vertical lamps [Re: dmtcorey]
#502796 - 12/03/10 02:47 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Metal halides (I don't know about all) can only be run horizontally.
Knowing the bulb mfg would help.
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CrayolaHalls
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Registered: 08/15/10
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Re: horizontal and vertical lamps [Re: dmtcorey]
#502799 - 12/03/10 03:02 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
dmtcorey said:
hey folks
hope this is a legit question ,recently today we had a power outage where the power went off and on and ended up fucking my 400w mh lamp , thankfully i had a 600 hps kickin around so we got her up and running but i was wondering can any lamp run both horizontal and vertical because i no the lamp works fine vertical but i only got a horizontal hood right now and i dont want to loose this lamp to my inexperience with indoors ?
thanks
It depends on the manufacturer AND part number. Some manufacturers make both and/or universal position lamps.
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Laysthepipe
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Re: horizontal and vertical lamps [Re: dmtcorey]
#502937 - 12/04/10 12:31 AM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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well some lights can be both.
I have some 100 watt hps that don't have reflectors and can be mounted however you like and you can add a reflector to it depending on how you want it to hang.
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CrayolaHalls
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Re: horizontal and vertical lamps [Re: Laysthepipe]
#502986 - 12/04/10 09:39 AM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Laysthepipe said:
well some lights can be both.
That is what I meant by a "universal position". That is the term the lamp manufacturers use.
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dmtcorey
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Re: horizontal and vertical lamps [Re: maryanne3087]
#502998 - 12/04/10 10:40 AM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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so i guess this bulb works both ways !Quote:
maryanne3087 said:
Metal halides (I don't know about all) can only be run horizontally.
Knowing the bulb mfg would help.
thats interesting be cause i have run mh lamps vertically
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CrayolaHalls
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Re: horizontal and vertical lamps [Re: dmtcorey]
#503000 - 12/04/10 10:58 AM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
dmtcorey said:
so i guess this bulb works both ways !Quote:
maryanne3087 said:
Metal halides (I don't know about all) can only be run horizontally.
Knowing the bulb mfg would help.
thats interesting be cause i have run mh lamps vertically
Running a lamp in a position it is not designed for will decrease its effective life. Amongst other things, this has to do with how the lamps recharge between off/on cycles.
Also, keep in mind that a lamp's effective life is typically much shorter than it appears. I see HID lamps running all of the time that have passed their effective lifespan (70-80% of rated output).
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