Category Archives: High Pressure Sodium

How to know when your HPS Bulb is bad

Due to the life span of sodium, light bulbs using high pressure sodium light bulbs should be started at a low voltage level, but as they start to warm up, the internal gas pressure located inside the arc tube starts to go up and at that time more voltage is needed if you want to maintain the arc discharge. Like everything else in life the HPS bulb is going to get older and loose its effectiveness. When a high pressure sodium light bulbs starts getting older you will notice that maintaining the v Finish Reading this Post

HPS Bulbs stimulate flowering in plants

As a professional landscaper I had grown tired of spending top dollar on plants from local garden centers. I wanted to expand my landscaping company to include a nursery where I could grow my own plants. I hoped that this would give me a competitive edge and that I could pass the savings down to my customers. My belief was that if I could save my company money by reducing the cost that we spend on plants, my customers could share in the savings. Plus, I also liked the idea of growing my own plan Finish Reading this Post