pinkteddyx64 wrote:spotify95 wrote:Continuation of the CFL lamp thread and the MH lamp thread. Think we need a new subforum dedicated to different lamp types...
Anyway, a bit of a theme is going on here...
I've just seen today's episode of Bargain Hunt on BBC1, see here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... etherby-18Look at what the Red Team get for their bonus buy! (scroll across to 28:00 on that clip)
What's the chances of them working, or even making any profit?
Expect that to go on YT over the next couple of days

as I'll annotate with exactly my comments on such light fittings!

Not much chance.

You're so correct!

As for them working, the bulbs looked to be in pretty poor shape, so the bulbs could do with replacing - however, since one of the bulbs is/was blackened, it could be an indication of the "lamp now coming on and off" thing - meaning it'd need a new capacitor and ballast!
Remember, with HPS, LPS, MV, MH, and any other light system that is ballasted, it's not just about the lamp itself!
As for the profit, did you watch the clip? The team went with the dodgy HPS lamps and promptly made a £15 loss.
