Cool Tubes

[Tom]

A High Pressure Sodium globe is a type of High Intensity Discharge lamp, there is a little more information in the links in my signature.

 

[Guest niall]

As far as I've been able to discover up till now the diameter needs to be around 150mm.

 

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Heh, yeah thinking about it last night in bed and I realised 40-90mm is way too small

 

Eigenschaft Glass produces tubes of 150mm diamater, 3mm wall thickness:

 

8821500-30 150 ± 2.0 3.0 ± 0.5 1 11 / 5

 

But that's 5kg for 1 unit. Not sure about the length, I'd assume it's 1-1.5m. What length would you guys be after, say 40cm? Probably end up costing $50-100 per piece, shipping would be a bitch.

[nouseforaname]

hey,

jack gave this link ages ago

 

 

www.aquasonic.com.au

 

you will need to download the pdf product guide and half way down ..clear pvc pipe ... hope that helps some

[Lugen007]

I have a pyrex tube if anyone is looking for one, I also have access to cool tubes as well. I can find out shipping from Canada if anyone is interested just pm me....

[flipster]

Can some body tell me if reflectors from overseas use the same sort of plug that we do here that goes into the ballast? The 2 flat and one round type?

[bluntman_77]

ablite make an air cooled reflector which does the same thing here in aus

[flipster]

ablite make an air cooled reflector which does the same thing here in aus

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Yes, but it's f'ing huge, and I only have a limited space to use. Cool tubes make far more sense with my setup.

[flipster]

Just found that a store in the US sells cool tubes for a currently bargain price of 99USD.

 

Check it out at www.mdhydro.com

[Pure]

A reflector doesn't have an electrical side to it , the sockets that conect to it do , theorieticly you could get just about any reflector and add an aussie light socket to it the exception would be if people bought moulded kits that had it all attached already , inwich case you COULD run it fine but you will need a transformer NOT JUST A POWER ADAPTER

[pipeman]

I know this is an old thread but I've decided I must have one of these cool tubes (actually I want 2 of them)

 

The ones I've seen on ebay are 50mm x 125mm

 

If anyone knows somebody in Australia selling these NOT on ebay please let me know. I really don't want to go through ebay.

 

worst comes to worse I'll get a couple of bake a rounds from the US and make it myself, that will be cheaper anyway

 

PS - We should start bombarding hydro stores for requests for these. even send them email with a link to what they are on ebay (link below) so maybe they will start to stock them.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/cooltube-complete-h...bayphotohosting

Edited July 16, 2006 by pipeman