First, I’d like to say thanks to Pico and all of the other contributors. I’ve enjoyed going through this thread many times, and find new information each pass through.
I am about to jump into remodeling a spare closet to take the place of my DR120. The closet is roughly 30” x 60” with a 9’+ ceiling, so my plan is to treat it as (2) 30” x 30” areas with a lamp over each. This will allow me to put a couple of my 400w ballasts back to work and try out some CMH lamps, which I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I’ve been trying to figure out the best reflectors for this application – it looks like the SS2 is too wide to fit in this area because of the air connections coming straight out of the ends. This has led me to the PL Deep in the air-cooled shroud, and the Bell Lighting LR 400 MV.
The PL has a great reputation and seems like it would be perfect for this application – they could be tucked up higher than reflectors would normally be used, and be well out of the way. The air shroud would work particularly well because the vents are installed across the short axis. Unfortunately, the only testing I can find in here on the PL was done on a different model and apparently with a lamp that it wasn’t designed for. The Bell Lighting site has a link (see below) to a test done by the University of British Columbia comparing the Bell and the PL, and the Bell kicks it’s ass pretty brutally even at a 7’+ height above the tables. Again, the only test that I could find here on the Bell was a different lamp & reflector, and the results weren’t all that wonderful.
If anyone has some input on either of these two reflectors (or a viable alternative), I would certainly like to hear it. Thanks.
http://www.belllighting.com/ubc-report/ubc-rpt.pdf
I am about to jump into remodeling a spare closet to take the place of my DR120. The closet is roughly 30” x 60” with a 9’+ ceiling, so my plan is to treat it as (2) 30” x 30” areas with a lamp over each. This will allow me to put a couple of my 400w ballasts back to work and try out some CMH lamps, which I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I’ve been trying to figure out the best reflectors for this application – it looks like the SS2 is too wide to fit in this area because of the air connections coming straight out of the ends. This has led me to the PL Deep in the air-cooled shroud, and the Bell Lighting LR 400 MV.
The PL has a great reputation and seems like it would be perfect for this application – they could be tucked up higher than reflectors would normally be used, and be well out of the way. The air shroud would work particularly well because the vents are installed across the short axis. Unfortunately, the only testing I can find in here on the PL was done on a different model and apparently with a lamp that it wasn’t designed for. The Bell Lighting site has a link (see below) to a test done by the University of British Columbia comparing the Bell and the PL, and the Bell kicks it’s ass pretty brutally even at a 7’+ height above the tables. Again, the only test that I could find here on the Bell was a different lamp & reflector, and the results weren’t all that wonderful.
If anyone has some input on either of these two reflectors (or a viable alternative), I would certainly like to hear it. Thanks.
http://www.belllighting.com/ubc-report/ubc-rpt.pdf
Great Thread.
