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leafchick · #7 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 03:38 PM

"The HLC-2 is designed to protect your expensive HID lights from “Hot Starts.“ A hot start occurs whenever your lights are turned OFF and then back ON before the lamp is allowed to cool off. Hot starts caused by power outages reduce your lamp's life and intensity. When the HLC-2 is connected to your lights, it will sense a power interruption and start a 15 minute time delay to keep the lights from trying to re-fire during the cool down period."

I never turn the bulb back on while it's still hot.I wait at least an hour, but usually more. I make sure the bulb is cool enough to touch before removing it.

The HPS bulb is working right now. It's almost as if the HPS bulb works after the MH bulb has been running.

I have a few computers and a lot of other stuff hooked up on the same circuit. Do you think the circuit might be overloaded? That would make sense if the MH used less power than the HPS.. and maybe the HPS is turning on because I tried it at night, when I had a lot of things off.

Also, my MH bulb seems to be a lot less intense than the HPS. I know the HPS is more efficient, but should it be very different visually? I can have the MH running all day and it wouldn't bother me, whereas the HPS is a major nuisance if it's in my FOV. Is it just the different spectrum?

#7 (permalink) 05-06-2008, 03:38 PM
leafchick Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 53	"The HLC-2 is designed to protect your expensive HID lights from “Hot Starts.“ A hot start occurs whenever your lights are turned OFF and then back ON before the lamp is allowed to cool off. Hot starts caused by power outages reduce your lamp's life and intensity. When the HLC-2 is connected to your lights, it will sense a power interruption and start a 15 minute time delay to keep the lights from trying to re-fire during the cool down period." I never turn the bulb back on while it's still hot.I wait at least an hour, but usually more. I make sure the bulb is cool enough to touch before removing it. The HPS bulb is working right now. It's almost as if the HPS bulb works after the MH bulb has been running. I have a few computers and a lot of other stuff hooked up on the same circuit. Do you think the circuit might be overloaded? That would make sense if the MH used less power than the HPS.. and maybe the HPS is turning on because I tried it at night, when I had a lot of things off. Also, my MH bulb seems to be a lot less intense than the HPS. I know the HPS is more efficient, but should it be very different visually? I can have the MH running all day and it wouldn't bother me, whereas the HPS is a major nuisance if it's in my FOV. Is it just the different spectrum? __________________ Anything posted under my alias is purely from my imagination. I do not use, manufacture, sell, trade, or transport so-called 'illegal drugs', nor do I condone this practice. Drugs are bad news. All images posted under my alias are rendered in Photoshop. If they seem too detailed, it's the result of my j33t sk1llz, and any accusation that my pictures are photographs of non-fictional objects and places will be taken as a complement of my mind-blowing artistic ability.