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Thread: Desperate measures!!! Fed UP !!!!

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05-09-2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Crabby Jim

Oh and should I change my MH lamps ? They are 250w HQI 12K lamps and they are 6 months old.

All bulbs are not made equally .. Some run a lot longer then others Like the ones I have here I have ran since Jan. 07 per a meter no shift yet. Now I added a few X-M at the shop and not that good about 8 months I could see the shift Ushios do pretty well about 12 to 13 months Iwaki's and Buskline are good and last a good while.. Does the light look yellowish or red ? a cooler K look them them ?

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