From: Sandy King (sanking@clemson.edu)
Date: 07/16/02-07:07:15 AM Z
Judy Seigel wrote:
>
>> My word. This news juste makes me want to take a stick to all those
>> nasty BL units.
>>
>
>
>But, if memory serves, the BL units are rated for between 9000 and 12000
>hours. The halide bulbs have a much shorter life. Maybe 100 hours????
>
>J.
Metal halide and mercury vapor HID bulbs are rated in the 1000s, not
100s, of hours. Most are rated at a minimum of 10-14,000 hours but
some, including the 1000 watt bulb I am using, are rated up to 24,000
hours.
Sandy King
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