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What voltage mercury lamp works?

Mercury lamps typically operate at voltages ranging from 100 volts to 600 volts, depending on the specific type and size of the lamp. The exact operating voltage required will be specified by the manufacturer in the lamp's technical specifications. It is essential to follow the manufacturer's guidelines to ensure safe and optimal performance of the mercury lamp.


Does a mercury vapour lamp need a ballast or ignitor?

Yes, a mercury vapor lamp requires both a ballast and an ignitor to operate properly. The ballast regulates the electricity flow to the lamp, while the ignitor is needed to initially start the lamp.


Why you use mercury lamp instead of ordinary light or sodium lamp in constant deviation?

Mercury lamps are chosen for constant deviation spectrophotometry because they emit strong lines at characteristic wavelengths, making them suitable for calibration purposes. The narrow spectral lines produced by mercury lamps help in accurately determining the deviation and dispersion properties of the spectrometer. Sodium lamps, on the other hand, have broader emission lines which can affect the precision of the measurements in constant deviation spectrophotometry.


What is the terminology HPMV for a lamp?

HPMV stands for High Pressure Mercury Vapor, which refers to a type of lamp that produces light by exciting mercury vapor with electricity. These lamps are often used in outdoor lighting applications due to their high efficiency and long lifespan.


When a common fluorescent lamp is on the mercury vapor inside is actually in a which state?

When a common fluorescent lamp is on, the mercury vapor inside is in an excited state. When an electric current passes through the mercury vapor, it excites the mercury atoms, causing them to release ultraviolet light. This ultraviolet light then interacts with the phosphor coating on the inside of the lamp, producing visible light.

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What is different from Induction UV lamps and Traditional UV mercury lamp?

1. Traditional UV mercury lamp have a limited lifespan, while induction UV lamp have long lifespan. The induction UV lamp is 10 times more than traditional mercury lamp, and the lifespan is not influence switching times. 2. The consumption of traditional UV mercury lamp is large, but the UV output of energy generating just only about 20%, so the efficiently UV is not high. 3. Induction UV lamp have highly concentrated UV spectral, so it can shorten the curing time and promote the efficiency. 4. There are some hidden UV mercury contamination, for example, due to a high pressure, high temperature and intense radiation of a mercury lamp, it is easy to make the oxygen molecules surrounding to chemical reaction and then producing ozone, and ozone not only have a bad effect on the atmosphere, but also have a bad on health. 5. Induction UV lamp is cold light so it have no heat radiation. The temperature of illuminated surface is low so the work piece is not deformed by heat. 6. The induction UV lamp can be switched on and restarted at once, and will not suffer the decline. What is more, it is no need to warm-up to achieve the maximum UV output power. 7. Induction UV lamp have a stable light output, good illumination uniformity, which can improve production efficiency. 8. The ballast of the induction UV lamp works on IC chips and wide-voltage design, providing high power factor, low current harmonic and adjustable light. 9. Induction UV lamp can save more than 80% energy, and also have low luminous decay, which is an environment friendly lighting source.


What is XPES induction UV lamp?

XPES induction UV lamp is a non-chemical approach to disinfection. In this method of disinfection, nothing is added which makes this process simple, inexpensive and requires very low maintenance. Approximately 95% of the ultraviolet energy emitted is at the mercury resonance line of 254nm.


What type gas use in mercury lamp?

It is a gas discharge lamp which uses mercury in excited states.


What is operating voltage of mercury lamp?

The operating voltage of a mercury lamp typically ranges from 100 to 300 volts, depending on the specific type and size of the lamp.


Can you use a sodium lamp in a mercury ballast?

No you can't. You can use a metal halide lamp of the exact wattage of the original mercury lamp. You cannot vary on wattage at all.


What is the optimal mercury vapor temperature for efficient operation of a mercury vapor lamp?

The optimal mercury vapor temperature for efficient operation of a mercury vapor lamp is around 700 degrees Celsius.


Is Induction Lighting a new technology?

Certainly not Induction Lighting has been around for over 2 decades and the Induction lamp technology has now matured to a first choice lighting solution


Is the mercury lamp consisting mercury element?

Yes, but in minute amount


What is the induction lamp system and how does induction lighting work?

1. An induction lamp system uses a technology of light generation that combines the basic principles of induction and gas discharge. Void of electrodes this technology delivers 100,000 hours of natural sun light spectrums with rare earth horticulture blend phosphors for full PAR spectrum photosynthesis for plant growth.


What voltage mercury lamp works?

Mercury lamps typically operate at voltages ranging from 100 volts to 600 volts, depending on the specific type and size of the lamp. The exact operating voltage required will be specified by the manufacturer in the lamp's technical specifications. It is essential to follow the manufacturer's guidelines to ensure safe and optimal performance of the mercury lamp.


Does a mercury vapour lamp need a ballast or ignitor?

Yes, a mercury vapor lamp requires both a ballast and an ignitor to operate properly. The ballast regulates the electricity flow to the lamp, while the ignitor is needed to initially start the lamp.


Why you use mercury lamp instead of ordinary light or sodium lamp in constant deviation?

Mercury lamps are chosen for constant deviation spectrophotometry because they emit strong lines at characteristic wavelengths, making them suitable for calibration purposes. The narrow spectral lines produced by mercury lamps help in accurately determining the deviation and dispersion properties of the spectrometer. Sodium lamps, on the other hand, have broader emission lines which can affect the precision of the measurements in constant deviation spectrophotometry.