has he listed the "buy now" yet?

Just got my bulbs, 2x250 10k DE and 150 20k DE each one in a seperate package. I paid 10$ each shipping but each one is in it's own tupperware container with bubblewrap. They came from Hong Kong and no duty was owing. (Gifts)
I haven't fired them up so I can't compare the color yet.

My 175DE 14k just arrived - fired up nicely on my 150de ballast (was 99% sure it would). Nice color, bit yellow for a 14k but no complaints for an 12$ bulb.

So I retract my previous statement about him, must have been the language barrier...

I'll bet its yellowish because its not running at the wattage its rated for. :wink:

Could be 14% under wattage, but there are plenty of ballasts that put out well under or well over what they are rated at. Thats why the same bulb can look very different under differing ballasts (even of the same make/model).

Not yet Rob, have you recieved your bulb yet? I am expecting mine late this week, he shipped it on Friday.

Not a 14% variance though.. usually the tolerance on a ballast is small, I would have to look it up to be sure but I am thinking +/- 5watts if that. anyways the way you are running is indicating that it is totally messed up as you are getting yellow out of a 14K bulb which should be blue... period. I would try it on a proper ballast so you can see the difference.

Steve

nothing yet either.....

Steve: while the overall light is blue - quite typical of 14k, there is a bit of a yellow hue noticeable, almost like throwing a 4000k pc in a fixture with a 03 actinic, light overall is blue, but you get this hint of yellow.

ya sounds like an underpower issue.

Steve

Any chance one of you brought in a 20k 175w SE bulb and would want to trade for a 14k 175w SE? (Not the above mentioned DE)

Spoke with greatdel over the weekend also - he'll have more halides at the end of the month.

Andy

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...963#post206963 <- pics under my 14k 175w - the lawnmower blenny pic is a good rendition - but a bit overexposed. Hint of yellow has gone away as the bulbs burned in.

Andy

Just got a 250 watt DE 20k
 

Just got a 250 watt DE 20k from gretdel.

Installed it in my 250 watt Hamilton pendant with the old hamilton magnetic ballasts and all I can see is yellow. It is several shades lighter than my 14k hamilton bulb.

I am going to test it out in my other fixture with an electronic ballast tomorrow, but I can say that thus far, I am not at all impressed with this bulb. I will update the post upon further checking into this.

Note, this is not a terribly negative review, just that I had expected more with the reviews I was hearing, seems like you really do get what you pay for?

Nate

I got the 20K 250DE as well and installed it with my icecap ballast and I found it to be a bit whiter than my 14K Hamilton....more of a cross between a 10K and a 14K....I didn't complain as like you said you get what you pay for. LOL

got mine
 

i got my 14K 250W single ended and 14K 400W single ended and I'm pretty happy with the color. no yellow at all with the single ended bulbs