150 watt DE MH lamps compared
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Real life sucked up all available hours the last week and depending on the weather in the east, might again this week.
You are not kidding. I did not consider just how long it takes to burn in this many bulbs.veng68 said:
To set some expectations:
Results will be posted by single bulb against the 5 ballasts I have on hand.
Some interesting data from bulbs with est 3,000+ hours vs 150 hours. Burning in another new one to 150 to confirm the result.
Re-labling has added a few wrinkles to the process, still working on that one.
G'night, an early morning in Real Life is calling.
Fishkiller63
In Memoriam
any progress?
:lol:
Sorry gtrestoration 
Ran through a batch of bulbs in similar configurations. Data is all within margin of testing error against known values. One variable seems to be the transmission of the UV shield.
Re-running with a different brand UV shield to eliminate potential test set up issues, etc. Good news is it appears to be the shield itself and not the test procedure or set-up.
Pending confirmation this week, I'll post the values I have collected. I find I can run through "one bulb vs. 5 ballasts" per night on days I have time, so they should pop up almost daily from initial post.
Still need to settle on a method to permanently watermark the results and pics. Seems folks have been stealing the 250 test and re-labeling it as their own.
Sort of takes the wind from your sails, don't it.
Ran through a batch of bulbs in similar configurations. Data is all within margin of testing error against known values. One variable seems to be the transmission of the UV shield.
Re-running with a different brand UV shield to eliminate potential test set up issues, etc. Good news is it appears to be the shield itself and not the test procedure or set-up.
Pending confirmation this week, I'll post the values I have collected. I find I can run through "one bulb vs. 5 ballasts" per night on days I have time, so they should pop up almost daily from initial post.
Still need to settle on a method to permanently watermark the results and pics. Seems folks have been stealing the 250 test and re-labeling it as their own.
Sort of takes the wind from your sails, don't it.
GTR
Active member
traveller7... AKA Someone spending a lot of time to supply information to others.
I wasn't trying to be a SA or critical, just funning around. Your efforts are appreciated by me and many others. Also I think we can believe your results when they are finished since you are not just flying through it. The results must be repeatable to be of any real value within a certain percentage of course.
I can also understand your wanting to retain the information and images as your own. The internet has created a lot good things but also a lot of dishonesty and thievery
Steve U
I wasn't trying to be a SA or critical, just funning around. Your efforts are appreciated by me and many others. Also I think we can believe your results when they are finished since you are not just flying through it. The results must be repeatable to be of any real value within a certain percentage of course.
I can also understand your wanting to retain the information and images as your own. The internet has created a lot good things but also a lot of dishonesty and thievery
Steve U
Hehe, I did not view your disappointment with a hint of SA, no pain here my friendgtrestoration said:
I am personally disappointed on the pace, but the right results are worth taking the time to put them in the realm of discussion instead of reproach.
Lucky for me, others are already working on the content protection
Stay steady folks.
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