Mercury Vapor Light

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Mercury vapor light.

They commonly last between 24 000 and 175 000 hours. Mercury vapor lights consist of a gas filled glass chamber protective glass bulb electrodes and a ballast. His work was a commercial success and eventually his. The bulbs have an inner quartz tube.

A mercury vapor lamp is a gas discharge lamp that uses an electric arc through vaporized mercury to produce light the arc discharge is generally confined to a small fused quartz arc tube mounted within a larger borosilicate glass bulb. 1901 the first commercial mercury vapor lamp peter cooper hewitt new york city had a history of innovations in other fields and when he set about on the project of the mercury vapor lamp in 1898 it only took 3 years to develop the first reliable lamp with a acceptable color of light. Philips high intensity discharge mercury vapor 175 watt ed28 mogul base light bulb. The ballast sends electrical power to the electrodes which excites the gas and makes it glow.

The protective bulb filters out harmful ultraviolet light and keeps the mercury gas contained if the inner chamber breaks. Mercury vapor bulbs with quartz envelopes have been used in germicidal applications because the bulbs allow ultraviolet light to pass. Buy long lasting energy efficient led bulbs for your home. Led bulbs buying guide.

The outer bulb may be clear or coated with a phosphor. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Free shipping by amazon. Mercury vapor lamps are bright long lasting light sources that are often used to light large areas such as streets gyms sports arenas banks or stores.

In either case the outer bulb provides thermal insulation protection from the ultraviolet radiation the. 4 2 out of 5 stars 841. Brinks 7265 sensor photo 175 mercury vapor light. Because mercury vapor produces light mostly at the ultraviolet uv end of the spectrum the light from mercury vapor lamps at least when they are new is bluish in color and it doesn t show off colors very well.

Tekizoo uva uvb sun lamp high intensity self ballasted heat basking mercury vapor lamp light bulb for reptile and amphibian. In lighting tech speak it has a high color temperature typically 5 600 to 6 400 kelvins and a very low color rendering index. Free shipping by amazon. Mercury vapor lamp vs.

As we have already mentioned mercury vapor lamps offer a lot of great advantages vivid light and long lamp life which have given them the nickname of the workhorse of lighting making them great choices for places that need reliable lighting such as streetlights and sports arenas. 4 3 out of 5 stars 415. Philips 175 watt ed28 hid mercury vapor light bulb 12 pack model 248054 127 13 case 10 59 bulb 127 13 case 10 59 bulb free delivery.