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Default Outside mercury vapor light flickering

On Nov 30, 10:04*pm, Tekkie® wrote:
I have a mercury vapor light that turns itself on/off intermittently at night.

I called the electrical contractor that installed it and thought I just needed
the bulb replaced. The owners wife who answers the phone said it could also be
the ballast.

What are the prices of these parts?

Would it be more economical to have them install a new one?

Any estiguess as to labor time? It's about 15' up so they used a ground ladder
and one person to install.

When I purchased it from an electrical supply place (as instructed by the oelec
co owner) I noticed they did not appear to be real durable...

Any ideas as to what a modern alternative would be?

Thanks all!

--
Tekkie



Lamp/Ballast price depends on what type of lamp and ballast you
are dealing with...

You would need to disassemble the fixture in question to positively
identify the lamp and ballast needed there are just too many different
types and lamp sizes out there to be able to give you specific
advice blind over the internet...

How many hours of the day do you leave the fixture on ?
You will only get x-thousand hours of lamp life out of a light
fixture,
and the same logic applies to ballasts...

~~ Evan