I have a 400-watt HPS bulb around here somewhere. It was only used for a relatively short time (I'd estimate less than 200 hours - but certainly less than 400). At that point, I shut down and packed it away. That was several years ago.
Can I reasonably expect this bulb to perform as well as it would have if the time had not passed and, instead of using it again now, I'd simply fired it up the very next day?
I know that there's degradation from use. But what about a bulb that has minimal hours but was then stored for, IDK, four years afterwards? Would it perform the same as it did when I put it away?
Can I reasonably expect this bulb to perform as well as it would have if the time had not passed and, instead of using it again now, I'd simply fired it up the very next day?
I know that there's degradation from use. But what about a bulb that has minimal hours but was then stored for, IDK, four years afterwards? Would it perform the same as it did when I put it away?