It's always the maintenance issues that make everything so difficult.
It's the same thing with different kinds of ballasts that you find operating
either a metal halide or high-pressure sodium light source. There are
several different parts and it's sometimes hard to determine exactly which you
have wrong. Many times in the case of HPS it's a matter
of the lamp that has become old and needs to be replaced especially when it
starts cycling. If you see it going on and off from this type of system, you
know the lamp needs to be changed, not the ballast. But in case you find
that the lamp won't come on at all, then you most likely have a ballast problem
and you'll need one of our Universal high pressure sodium ballast kits to make a
good replacement. We recognize that sometimes you need all the parts to replace your worn out
HID lighting to keep it operating properly. HPS
lamps have been a trusted source of light year after year, and it's the standard
for applications like industrial, roadway or security lighting. For your
general information, the sodium lamp gives off a golden white
color and metal halide illuminates with a white light, that is how you can tell
the difference. You can count on
Universal Lighting Technologies for the widest variety of ballasts for all kind
of lighting applications. We're are one of the largest distributors of this
product line and we can't think of a better way to maintain your home, municipal
or security lighting. The kits comes with everything you need including
core and coil, capacitor, and mounting hardware which will make your job easier.
Universal high pressure
sodium ballasts are one of the most popular brands in the industry with a
history of reliable service that goes back many decades. We stock them in
a multi-tap voltage configuration which means you can use them on 120, 208 or
277 volt circuits. We have 480 volt ballasts but those are almost always a
dedicated voltage. In either case, we make it easier for you by providing
the correct one, without having to keep individual voltages on the shelf.
It should also be mentioned that ballasts for various types are not
interchangeable. For example, a 400 watt metal halide and a 400 watt HPS do not use the same ballast.
The broader range of the
total HID product line includes operation for all the
general categories of HID and all the available wattages used in industry
today. All of them have a capacitor as part of the kit which provides a high
voltage for a moment, in order to start the arc. Changing a ballast is a maintenance issue for building
managers of warehouse, industrial, roadway and security lighting. It's usually
okay to retrofit a system such as high pressure sodium to metal halide as many
people prefer the pure white color of the halide lamps. The socket is usually
the same and it's simply a matter of changing the ballast and lamp with our
Universal ballast kits.
Keep in mind that there are various types of Universal high
pressure sodium ballasts,
we describe some of the general characteristics of them for industrial lighting
today. Whatever type you have, you will be getting the most reliable ballast on
the market today. Our inventory of ballasts is one of the most complete
available online. There's really no ballast, either electronic or magnetic,
that we can't replace with the Universal brand. If you need help identifying a
ballast, our customer service representatives can help you determine what you
have. It would be helpful if
you can give them the number off the ballast label as that will help the process
go faster.
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