Metal halide lights are common because they produce very bright light and are efficient in big lighting applications. You see them lighting up sports arenas,

Mercury vapor lamps have been a mainstay in outdoor and industrial lighting because they’re super bright and last a long time. These high-intensity discharge (HID)

  A lot of lighting systems need a lamp ballast to work, but what a regular ballast does can be confusing. Let me explain what

Choosing the right lighting technology for industrial or commercial use can be tricky. High-Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps provide powerful and efficient lighting solutions. Let’s talk

Picking the right grow light can be confusing because there are so many different kinds. You have High-Pressure Sodium (HPS), Metal Halide (MH), and LED

If you put an LED in a mercury vapor fixture, you can save energy. Many times, you have to bypass or remove the light ballast.

  Putting a metal halide lamp in a mercury vapor fixture can cause all kinds of problems because the operating requirements are different. Make sure

  Mercury vapor ballasts control the current to start and operate the lamp properly. Without it, the lamp can overheat and fail. An HID mercury

  Replacing a 175W HPS bulb with a 250W metal halide may lead to light ballast incompatibility and decreased lighting efficiency. The solution is to

  Using a 400W HPS bulb on a 250W ballast is inefficient and dangerous. You will burn up bulbs and create electrical hazards. The solution

Using the wrong wattage for the High-Pressure Sodium bulbs and ballasts can cause them to operate inefficiently or be unsafe. The solution is to match