Bought a scrap HID lamp of ebay becuase it was cheap.
150W of HIDness
Just finished refurbing it. There were a few screws missing, the ballast had detached itself from the housing and was rattling around inside, it was covered in about a decade's worth of dust of unknown industrial provenance, the glass was a dull grey color, and the reflector was almost black (and had various bits of melted sticker on it).
A little metal polish on the reflector, a quick wash cycle in the dishwasher for the glass and body - and it looks good as new.
All it needs now is a bulb and a new power cable. LOL. I can't believe I forgot to ask if it came with a bulb. A new bulb costs nearly 1.5x as much as I've paid so far.
Anyway, the thing is about 2x the size I was expecting it to be, and I haven't the faintest idea what I'm going to do with it. The damn thing is so heavy it'll never stay attached to the ceiling or walls - and it's probably gonna be way too bright.
Still, it's gonna be an interesting experiment.
150W of HIDness
Just finished refurbing it. There were a few screws missing, the ballast had detached itself from the housing and was rattling around inside, it was covered in about a decade's worth of dust of unknown industrial provenance, the glass was a dull grey color, and the reflector was almost black (and had various bits of melted sticker on it).
A little metal polish on the reflector, a quick wash cycle in the dishwasher for the glass and body - and it looks good as new.
All it needs now is a bulb and a new power cable. LOL. I can't believe I forgot to ask if it came with a bulb. A new bulb costs nearly 1.5x as much as I've paid so far.
Anyway, the thing is about 2x the size I was expecting it to be, and I haven't the faintest idea what I'm going to do with it. The damn thing is so heavy it'll never stay attached to the ceiling or walls - and it's probably gonna be way too bright.
Still, it's gonna be an interesting experiment.
