So, why doesn’t everyone use Metal Halide lamps?
Whilst more and more riders are switching to Metal Halide lamps, there are several reasons why someLumicycle customers still prefer Halogen systems: • Metal Halide lamps are more expensive to buy and maintain. They are at the forefront of lamp technology and thus incur heavy research and development costs which are passed on to end-users. • They utilise a ballast in order to generate the strike necessary to switch the light on. This ballast adds significant weight and bulk to the lamp unit. • Metal Halide lamps cannot be switched on and off at will. The ballast takes time to reset itself and the life-span of the lamp is affected by the amount of times it is switched on and off. • Metal Halides are not as shock resistant and reliable as Halogen lamps.
