installing ballast for 50 watt mercury vapour bulb 1

[kvkv]

does anyone know where in the toronto ontario area i can get a ballast for a 50 watt mercury vapour bulb that is easily mounted? not likely, so that leads me to my next question.....how do i mount an h46 core & coil mercury ballast? the fixture does not hold a ballast. i don't want to get a different bulb either.

 

[MMAshwin]

Hi,

If your fixture has no place for a ballast then perhaps its intended for use with self ballasted type lamps such as:-

http://www.brite-lite.com/Price_List/Merc_Vap_Lamp.htm

As you don't want to replace the bulb then a ballast is required, such as :-

http://www.venturelighting.com/VLPS...peBallasts/Additional HIDMV/MZ050K235-MVL.pdf

However without knowing what sort of fixture you have, and how much space is available its hard to recommend a particular ballast.

Go on, change the bulb & get one which is self ballasted. It will save a lot of messing around.

Regards

 

[kvkv]

i've chosen the 50 watt mercury bulb because it's not self-ballasted, and it's sort of an antique and not too bright. (the minimum in a metal halide is 70 watts which is neither antique or in the process of being phased out, and it is much too bright). the fixture is a basic el cheapo (the one without the pull-chain) porcelain fixture which is held in place on the electrical box in the ceiling. inside the ceiling is not accessible to me so i would mount the ballast somehow (and HOW somehow is the question) on the wall. the self ballasted is minimum 160 watts and is too bright also. i also have an old lumiline (incandescent 60 watt tube) bulb which of course requires no ballast. strange hobbies for strange people. thanx for your help.