Myself having electrical background upon testing the capacitor as well as the ballast determined the ignitor had failed.
Ignitor for metal halide lamp ballast.
Premium brand ignitor hf mh35w 400w for.
Developed in the 1960s they are similar to mercury vapor lamps but contain additional metal halide compounds in the quartz arc tube.
Ignitor a device either by itself or in association with other components that generates voltage pulses to start discharge lamps.
Metal halide high pressure sodium and mercury vapor are types of hid lamps.
Philips advance li533h4 metal halide lamp ignitor 35w 450w.
From lamp to ballast 105 deg.
Metal halide showing 5 of 5 mh high intensity discharge starter.
Capacitor a device used in electric circuitry to temporarily store electrical charge in the form of an electrostatic field.
Although metal halide bulbs are long lasting still they wear out.
So when you begin to experience rapid flickering dimming buzzing and changing colors the fault could be with the bulb but most times it is a faulty ballast.
So once these occur with your metal halide lamp getting a replacement bulb doesn t have to be your first step.
Halco prolume ign mh2 55909 175 450w mh lamp ignitor.
Mh35w 70w 100w 150w mh175w 250w 400w ignitor or ps35w 400w 2 ft.
C max case temp listed cruus.