HBO 202 working current?

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Piter_
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HBO 202 working current?

#1 Post by Piter_ » Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:45 pm

Hi.
Can someone tell me a working current for HBO202 arc lamp? May be share the datasheet which comes with it.
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Petro.
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Re: HBO 202 working current?

#2 Post by Hobbyst46 » Sat Apr 18, 2020 3:37 pm

Google "HBO-100" and find the Osram site. Osram has been the maker of high-pressure mercury lamp. They provide data sheets for the family of HBO lamps, including the HBO-200. I saw in the data table that the nominal voltage and wattage are 57 and 200, respectively. So the current would be ~3.5A.
Please note that the power supply for such lamps is a dedicated device, since an initial ignition of the lamp is required.
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Re: HBO 202 working current?

#3 Post by Piter_ » Sat Apr 18, 2020 4:17 pm

Thanks.
That was stupid of me, I have found the voltage on the Oram site, but somehow it did not come into my mind to calculate current from the power rating.
I have dedicated PSU for it, but it has 6 steps current selector between 3.3 and 5A.
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