odyssea MH bulbs

[gingin12]

well i found a place to get these bulbs for $15 a piece for the 250w
and i just got mine in the mail and just fired it i got the 15K so far the color looks good but as a back up i have a aquamax from the marinedepot buy coming
soo i will let yal know if these bulbs are worth buying or not

 

[kthomas]

anything odyssea is something that you should stay away from if you don't want your house to burn down.

 

[gingin12]

well i have an odyssea light fixture and everything on it electrical is pretty sound so im not worried on that part just trying to see if there bulbs are worth while or not

 

[bimmerzs]

@gingin12 wrote:

You may want to do a few internet searches on odyssea lights. There are multiple reports of them causing fires, they have supposedly complied with UL requirements by properly grounding their fixtures. I have owned one of their fixtures as have others and we speak from experience. Their bulbs lose intensity and start shifting spectrum after 3 months or so and that's if you don't lose a ballast or two. With all of the money I sank into it upgrading the bulb and replacing bad ballast, I could have had a very good lighting fixture. Don't even think about customer service from them.

Cheers,

 

[gingin12]

i see well it has new ballast for the actinics and it doesnt have the original MH ballast and with my electrical background im not worried about the interior electrical soo i guess its a good thing that i have another bulb on order

 

[bimmerzs]

@gingin12 wrote:

:lol: One thing about good ol' St. Murphy....he usually waits until no one's around to apply his law. Hope it work's out for you tho', looks like the problem parts have already been replaced so with a new bulb you shoul be good to go.

Cheers,