Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
*this might help people (like me!) looking for this info*
Ushio offers 2 different versions of their 400 watt mogul lamps: a standard and CWA. The CWA has an ignitor probe in the halide envelope that assists with the initial firing of the lamp. The standard lamp does not have this probe and requires a ballast with a 4kV ignitor.
MB8617 400 WATT 14000K METAL HALIDE BULB - GERMAN USHIO, MOGUL BASE is Standard
MB8618 400 WATT 14000K METAL HALIDE BULB - GERMAN USHIO, MOGUL BASE is CWA
For more info and specs see the following link http://ushio.com/files/specs/Aqualite.pdf
"standard" 400w @top
"CWA" 400w @ bottom
fwiw these are 14k lamps and I think they're awesome!
Ushio offers 2 different versions of their 400 watt mogul lamps: a standard and CWA. The CWA has an ignitor probe in the halide envelope that assists with the initial firing of the lamp. The standard lamp does not have this probe and requires a ballast with a 4kV ignitor.
MB8617 400 WATT 14000K METAL HALIDE BULB - GERMAN USHIO, MOGUL BASE is Standard
MB8618 400 WATT 14000K METAL HALIDE BULB - GERMAN USHIO, MOGUL BASE is CWA
For more info and specs see the following link http://ushio.com/files/specs/Aqualite.pdf
"standard" 400w @top
"CWA" 400w @ bottom
fwiw these are 14k lamps and I think they're awesome!
