i Agree on the CFL's im gonna try the phillips CMH next because of the wide color spectrum see how that one produces!
I've currently got one of those bulbs your talking about. I haven't yet gotten the chance to use it, as I've taken a break from things for a while now. I've decided to quit growing until it gets legalized in my state where I currently reside in. I mean, I never grew more than 2 plants MAX.. I think I might have had 3 going at once at one time. But that's honestly the most I've ever grown. But, then again.. I usually only grow one or two plants MAX per grow because I only grow for my personal medicinal usage only. I don't sell anything that I grow.. it's all personal use. Anyhow, getting off subject here.. alright, back to the bulb.
I got mine a few months ago in preparations of 'when' it becomes legalized in my state. I can't wait to use it! I turned it one a few weeks ago and its the most amazing, brightest, and most intense bulb I've ever ran. Can't wait to see the reaction of a plant when used during a grow. Thought about growing some tomatoes for some homemade pasta.. but that's as about as far as I got with the idea.
The side of the box on mine gives some of the specifications of the bulb, so here are some of those specifications:
*UPDATED 1.5 Year Warranty
*Operates on standard HPS ballast's
*Rated Average Life of 20,000 Hours1,2 for both
Vertical (250W & 400W) and Horizontal (250W
*Excellent Color Stability, High CRI
*80%+ Lumen Maintenance
Stays brighter, longer.
*No Shut Off Required
*Ideal for 24-hour a day, 7-day a week operations
(Re-lamp fixtures at or before the end of rated life)
*Patented Coil Design Offers Protection
for Open Fixture Rating
*Uses ALTO® Lamp Technology
to Pass EPAs TCLP3 Test's
*Ideal for indoor and outdoor applications
of industrial facilities and warehouses
*Philips MasterColor® Ceramic Metal Halide
HPS-Retro White lamp is designed as a
retrofit for HPS lamps. Go from yellow light
to crisp white light by changing the lamp.
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Colors are brighter and more vivid under MasterColor®
HPS-Retro White than they appear under standard
High Pressure Sodium lamps.
Vertical and Horizontal Operation Lamps are available
The Ceramic Discharge Arc Tube is More Robust than the Traditional Quartz Arc Tube Utilized in Metal Halide Lamps Witch provides.
Superior lumen maintenance
Crisp, bright white light with superior color rendering
Superior color stability over time and lamp to lamp color consistency
Patented "Coil Design"
Rated for open fixture use
Ability to operate 24/7 without shut off 3
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