Philips CMH - Ceramic Metal Halide

[ManUbuntu 96]

Fellow growers!

I stumble upon a "new" way of light, Ceramic Metal Halide. It's in the HID family and promises a lot. Went trough an extensive and painful topic on icmag but I like this company a lot more

so the Q is: does anyone grow with this kind of light. I found them on Philips official page, they come in diff types of wattage and color, what cought my eye was this one:

http://download.p4c.philips.com/l4b/9/928601172201_na/928601172201_na_pss_aenaa.pdf

so can anyone help me around this one? does anyone use it? where can I get them in EU?

and much nore important Q, where can I get the ballast for this lamp?

thank you and bless you all

man

[ManUbuntu 96]

also want to pit this type of bulbs in here:

http://download.p4c.philips.com/l4bt/3/332474/mastercolor_cdm-t_elite_med_watt_332474_ffs_aen.pdf

the diff between t9 and t12 is that t12 is protected and doesn't require an enclosed reflector while t9 requires it.

peace

man

[Cannabissapean 1,223]

Hey Friend,

It is interesting.  I went to the Official Philips Online shop (.de), entered "Mastercolor CDM-T Elite 315W T12".  Even Philips Website does not recognize their own product.

 

Reading the specifications again, I noticed that it is advertized to comply with American Standards and Canadian Standards, but that neither European Standards (CE) nor Deutsche Industrie Norms (DIN) are listed.  It may be possible that it is not allowed to be sold in the European market.  Philips (of the Netherlands) may have developed these bulbs only for the USA and Canadian markets.

[Cannabissapean 1,223]

Aha!  Try Alibaba.com.  But dont be surprised if your order gets stopped at Customs if this bulb or Ballast is forbidden in Europe.

Uhoh!  Alibaba seems to have only the ballasts and lighting fixtures for this bulb, but no bulbs themselves.

 

OK, found it.  Try www.gogrowhydroponics.co.uk   But have a seat first...    It costs a whopping 110 Pounds per bulb!!!

[ManUbuntu 96]

Friend!

Thank you! This helps a lot. I actually expected even higher price

well if everything goes without any problems expect a grow using this bulb. also I have something new to show you really soon

bless you

man

[Cannabissapean 1,223]

Looking Forward to your grow, and to whatever surprise you have to Show us...