Piece of metal in Iwasaki metal halide gas chamber!

[VaderWS6]

I just received my new Iwasaki 250watt 6500k metal halides, and noticed a small round piece of metal the size of a ballpoint pen's ballberring that rolls around in the gas chamber. Will this little ball of metal pose a problem? Will it have an effect on the lamps life, color, or possibly make it explode? The other bulb is fine.


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[liquid]

Should be fine. IIRC that ball of metal is actually mercury.

Shane

 

[Anonymous]

Every metal halide bulb will have this metallic ball/dust. It is what generate the light when "ignited". For mercury vapor bulb, they use mercury, but for Iwasaki, it is a mixture of proprietory inorganic compounds.

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry if I confused you. The mixture I mentioned above includes mercury, as liquid said.

 

[VaderWS6]

Thanks guys. That stuff had me worried 8O