SATCO HYGRADE HID METAL HALIDE LAMP WITH E39 MOGUL BASE, 400 WAT

Hid technology also known as gas discharge is quite different from halogens. Hid uses a capsule (Bulb) with two adjacent electrodes positioned in close proximity to each other. The capsule sends these two leads to an electronic hid ballast. The ballast is an electronic module that has a circuit board lined with several small high current capacitors transistors and resistors. This ballast acts as an ignition box to fire up the gas discharge process and as a control unit to regulate a steady power flow. | Up to three times less wattage is used (Hid = 35 W halogen = 55 to 100 W) | Up to four times more bright light produced | Up to ten times more intense light produced | Up to six times longer lifespan