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Everyday Low Prices on Metal Halide Lamps
Available for anyone to purchase
and not just limited to distributors,OEM's and business.
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We have stock on the following MH lamps: MH50/MED/U, MH70/MED/U, MH100/MED/U, MH150/MED/U, MH175/MED/U, MH175/U, MH250/U, MH400/U, MH320/BU/Pulse Start, MS400/U/Reduced Jacket, MS360/BU/EMU, MH400/HOR Super, MH1000/CLEAR, MH1500/CLEAR
Economics
Metal halide lamps are almost always the cost effective solution for general lighting when compared to incandescent lighting technology. Incandescent is often selected for applications where instant light output is required or where only modest light levels or very small bulb sizes are required. Incandescent is also specified because of its low initial cost, since it requires no ballasting and the lamps are less expensive. However, initial cost is not usually a good criteria since the relatively low efficacy of the incandescent system makes it one of the costliest to operate. Metal halide lamps are 3 to 5 times more efficient than incandescent; therefore, the higher initial cost of the metal halide lamp system is quickly repaid relative to the cost of operation for an incandescent system. Although incandescent and metal halide are compact white light sources offering the user substantial versatility in terms of product selection and utilization, the main difference between the two technologies is the efficiency with which they generate light. Metal halide lamps have a substantial efficacy edge over incandescent which often makes it the economic choice.
The Environment
When the choice is between MH bulbs and incandescent lamps, MH bulbs are the clear winner for the environment. A 100 watt mh bulb provides 5 times the lumen output of a 100 watt incandescent bulb. Added to this is the fact that it will burn for an average of 15,000 hours or approximately 15-20 times the life of the incandescent lamp. In addition to higher operating costs, the incandescent system has greater adverse impact on the environment.
MH Bulbs vs. HPS Bulbs
MH bulbs differ from High Pressure Sodium lamps(HPS) in the color and quality of light delivered. MH is a highly efficient light source capable of delivering a white light in the range of 2700 to 5500 Kelvin with typical CRIs in the mid-60s to mid-70s. Some lamp chemistries even obtain CRIs in the 80s. In contrast, high pressure sodium lamps yield yellow lighting (2200K) and have a very poor color rendering index of 22.
HPS lamps are available in color-corrected versions that shorten their life and only slightly improve color temperature. Even with greatly improved CRIs, the color temperature still delivers yellow light. This color limitation is present because the HPS lamp generates light through the excitation of sodium. Metal halide lamps, on the other hand, generate light through the excitation of 2 to 5 different chemicals in the arc tube. In addition, the exclusive Uni-Form formed body arc tube is a newly-designed, compact light source sculpted to follow the physical shape of the arc itself. The precise geometry of this unique arc tube, accurately reproducible from lamp to lamp, produces a mh bulb of greater efficiency, improved color uniformity, and longer life.
You'll find mh bulbs in a wide variety of wattages and some made for specific applications. There is the 360 watt energy saving bulb that works on 400 watt ballasts. There's also a bulb that retrofits into high pressure sodium ballasts, it changes your light from yellow to pure white light! Some of the pulse start mh bulbs will save you energy without sacrificing light output.
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