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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 04:53 PM
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39. And the previous poster is wrong also.
I'm sorry, but it doesn't take "a shitload of power" to start high-intensity
dischage lighting; while they're starting, they actually consume less power
while starting than while running. You're correct that it definitely does
shorten the life of the HID lamps to turn them off and on a lot, but the
real hassle is that they won't "restrike" when hot, so once you turn them
off, you've got no light for a few minutes even if you turned them
right back on.

But there's absolutely no question that you will save electrical power
by turning off *ANY* lamp whose light will go unused for a few minutes.
Whether you'll save money is a bit more complex a question.

Tesha

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