150W Double-ended Metal Halide Lamp Fixture showing UV Filter
This is not really a DIY project, but is an example of where non-aquarium related products can be used for an aquarium with significant savings. Specialised aquarium lighting can have a much greater cost than the equivalent equipement purchases from electrical wholesalers, specialist lighting stores and hydroponic shops.
This 150W MH luminare and control unit is identical to the Astral Shoplighter manufactured by Sylvania.
The luminare is fully enclosed and includes tempered UV glass. It takes double-ended 150W MH lamps with RX7s-24 based. It comes already wired to the control unit.
150W Double-ended Metal Halide Lamp Fixture showing UV Filter
150W Metal Halide lamp fixture rear
The control unit for the lamp is manufactured by TRIDONIC.ATCO. It contains an ATCO OMS150 magnetic ballast, ATCO AZRM1.8ES ignitor and a 20 F capacitor across the line input. The ignitor in the control unit requires the lamp be less than 1m from the control unit.
Control unit circuit diagram
| LAMP DATA | ELECTRICAL DATA | THERMAL DATA | PHYSICAL DATA | |||||||||||||
| LAMP WATTS (W) |
LAMP VOLTAGE (V) |
LAMP CURRENT (A) |
LOSS HOT (W) |
INPUT POWER (W) |
LAMP CURRENT (A) |
CIRCUIT POWER FACTOR (COS ψ) |
LINE CURRENT (A @ 0.9PF) |
LAMP START CURRENT (A) |
LINE START CURRENT (A @ 0.9PF) |
CAPACITOR (μF ≥ 0.9 PF) |
Δt WINDING | STACK (mm) |
LENGTH (mm) |
MOUNTING CENTRES (mm) |
WEIGHT (kg)
| |
| 150 | 100 | 1.80 | 20 | 170 | 1.80 | 2.30 | 0.39 | 0.787 | 1.06 | 18 | 55 | 105 | 155 | 141 | 2.4 | |
| Maximum distance from lamp | 1.0m |
| Input voltage | 198-264V |
| Frequency | 50-60Hz |
| Ignition voltage | 4.0-4.5kVp |
| Impulse width at 2700V | ≥ 1μS |
| Number of impulses per half cycle | ≥ 3 |
| Distance between impulses | < 0.3mS |
| Phase displacement of ignition impulses | 60-90/240-270°EL |
| Switching off/on voltage | 185-195V rms |
| Ignition current | 120mA |
| Losses at 1.0A lamp current | 0.5W |
| Losses at 1.8A lamp current | 1.5W |
| Temperature rise at 1.0A lamp current | 5K |
| Temperature rise at 1.8A lamp current | 20K |
| Load capacitance | 20-100pF |
| Maximum housing temperature | 100°C |
| Minimum operating temperature | -30°C |
| Weight | 130g |
150W Metal Halide control unit with case closed
150W Metal Halide control unit with case open
Last updated: March 23, 2003