Multi Vapor Color Quality

[chris kennedy]

Is there a burn-in process associated with MV, MH type lamps to achieve optimum color quality?

Thank you.

 

[masterinbama]

I have had a GE rep tell me yes, a Sylvania rep tell me no and a Lutron rep tell me it depends on the lamp type. Kind of like the ground up ground down issue. I always do a 24 hour burn on MH fixtures if for nothing more than weeding out bad lamps or ballasts.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Is there a burn-in process associated with MV, MH type lamps to achieve optimum color quality?

Thank you.

All I can add is that I have never heard of a burn in time for Metal Halide lamps. But I don't use them often

 

[Rockyd]

Dennis,

Looks like we're not the only one's who shop at GE

 

[alfiesauce]

I've heard it takes up to a month for them to totally stabalize in color.

 

[norcal]

GE MH lamps seem to have a peculiar habit of a burst of color change for a few seconds that have not seen in other brands.