Mercury Vapor HID Ballast Kit

Mercury Vapor Ballast

Thank you for visiting our Mercury Vapor Ballast kit section. The kit includes: Ballast, Capacitor, Igniter and Mounting Hardware.

Changing Your Mercury Vapor Ballast

In the event that your light is bad or has stopped working, it must be replaced or you need to fix any defective parts. Changing these does not need to be a difficult or dangerous process if you follow the proper procedure. Using this rough guide to change most light ballasts and will help you to ensure your safety.

You will need: A ladder, a screwdriver (typically Phillips head, but check the fixture to be sure), your new light ballast.

1. Turn off the electricity to the light. This can be done by shutting off the breaker that your fixture is running off of. It is very important not to have any electricity connected to your fixture as it could result in serious injury.

2. Most fixtures have a protective electrical covering. You can usually remove this covering by simply removing the screws.

3. Carefully remove the bulb from the fixture and place them somewhere safe.

4. Remove the metal covering for the ballast.

5. Remove the wing-nuts connecting the hot wire and ground wire to separate the ballast wires from its' connection to the electricity.

6. Unscrew the old unit from its fixture and discard it.

7. Replace with your new one and screw it into place.

8. Connect the wires with the wing-nuts you removed earlier.

9. Replace the metal covering.

You are now ready to insert your light bulbs and restore power to the lights.

Replacing Mercury Vapor with a Metal Halide

Similar to other HID lighting, which also use ballasts, mercury vapor light ballast is a component which allows energy to go into the light and power it. They are an integral part of the light to which careful attention must be paid. This part of the bulb governs the amount of energy which flows into the light, preventing it from burning out due to too much energy overloading the light. However, the wrong type of ballast in a light bulb can be costly and consume more energy than you think.

The Energy Efficiency Act of 2005 prohibits the making or the sale of vapor lighting as of January 1, 2008. If your mercury light fails you will find it very difficult, but not impossible to get a replacement. Our ballast will operate a mercury vapor lamp and a mh lamp. So it will be easy to switch the the more efficient and whiter light of a metal halide bulb. Your best bet is to either use a metal halide system or abandon the old system completely and start with an energy efficient solution such as LED. The difference could mean saving money on your electricity bill, and consuming less energy with your lighting system.

Mercury vapor lamps will emit 50% less light every five years. While they will rarely burn out, the bulbs will become less effective while still using the same amount of energy. When your mercury vapor lamps begin to take a longer time to warm up or they do not emit any light even when the faint hum of electricity can be heard, it is a sure sign that your bulb or the light is on its way out.