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RAB Lighting ezhh150qt,,,,metal halide floodlight ,POS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WARNING! DO YOUR HOME WORK BEFORE YOU BUY!
First , this is my fault and should have known better , and read all the crap about a fixture before even buying
RAB EZHH150QT,,,,METAL HALIDE FLOODLIGHT ,POS.
For now RAB LIGHTING IS FIRED .
1.) This is my number one client he's given me tons of work without any crap at all he knows I will honor my word,the fixture above I sold him and said after 3 years well just change the lamps so the ballasts won't fry,When I sold the job Which I charged a good price for.
September 1 2011 0600 he calls he wants some flood lights for his new building 3 in all,so I called the supply house ordered the lights and a twist lock photocell set up and that afternoon I did the job ,,he was happy , good amount of light just right.
2.) My order was 3 , 175 watt metal halide RAB flood light fixtures along with the photo cell set up.
I grab the stock and go do the job,as I'm doing the job I noted they're 150 WATT Fixtures instead of 175 watt fixtures,so I called the supply house and asked why,he said that they are the new energy code crap and said that's how they come now...:whistling2:
The red flag went up but, I wanted to get it done I've got other jobs to do so I still did not realize that these CRAP FIXTURES MADE BY RAB SUCK AND HAVE A SHORTER LIFESPAN,by 5,000 hours ,In the real world it was 7,000 hours shorter.
175 watt metal halide lamps medium base pulse start lamps have a 15,000 hour life rating.
The 150 watt halide lamps medium base pulse start lamps have a 10,000 hour life span......:blink: WTF
Why would they think that this a good product with such a short life span when their business is supposed to be the top of the line light fixtures,why even produce such a POS like this when it's going to piss off their clients.:blink:
3.) My client calls 30 days ago one of 3 is out so I've got to order the lamps because the very same supply house does not have 150 watt M107 lamps in stock so they order them 5 day later I've got the lamps,so I changed the lamp on the one that burnt out and left the others alone,I tested the lamp and let it run for 30 minutes,the first start the lamp flips out and lost the arc in less than a minute so I watched it till it re-striked it wormed up to full brightness and stayed on for the test time so I figured it's good and uncovered the photo eye and billed the client "Any problems let me know the other 2 should be good for the winter.
Well another went out so I got the call,I've got the lamps because I bought them all for the first call so I would not have to wait for them.
I go there today and this new lamp I put in flips out too and never stabilized ,so I'm pissed now, these are RAB 150 watt M107 lamps that is what this fixture is rated for.
So I've got one lamp left, it works.
4.) The client tells me that the lamp I replaced a few weeks ago Is not working right,now that it's 30 minutes past sunset it's dark out and it should be at full brightness, I go look, the lamp is dim and flipping out,then it goes out and is cycling for about an hour before it stabilizes and stays lit,meanwhile I'm shooting the breeze with the client all this time and cannot charge for the time.
5.) Now you guys know that this fixture is a POS and RAB bites......I will buy other lighting products now, any recommendations?
WARNING! DO YOUR HOME WORK BEFORE YOU BUY!
First , this is my fault and should have known better , and read all the crap about a fixture before even buying
RAB EZHH150QT,,,,METAL HALIDE FLOODLIGHT ,POS.
For now RAB LIGHTING IS FIRED .
1.) This is my number one client he's given me tons of work without any crap at all he knows I will honor my word,the fixture above I sold him and said after 3 years well just change the lamps so the ballasts won't fry,When I sold the job Which I charged a good price for.
September 1 2011 0600 he calls he wants some flood lights for his new building 3 in all,so I called the supply house ordered the lights and a twist lock photocell set up and that afternoon I did the job ,,he was happy , good amount of light just right.
2.) My order was 3 , 175 watt metal halide RAB flood light fixtures along with the photo cell set up.
I grab the stock and go do the job,as I'm doing the job I noted they're 150 WATT Fixtures instead of 175 watt fixtures,so I called the supply house and asked why,he said that they are the new energy code crap and said that's how they come now...:whistling2:
The red flag went up but, I wanted to get it done I've got other jobs to do so I still did not realize that these CRAP FIXTURES MADE BY RAB SUCK AND HAVE A SHORTER LIFESPAN,by 5,000 hours ,In the real world it was 7,000 hours shorter.
175 watt metal halide lamps medium base pulse start lamps have a 15,000 hour life rating.
The 150 watt halide lamps medium base pulse start lamps have a 10,000 hour life span......:blink: WTF
Why would they think that this a good product with such a short life span when their business is supposed to be the top of the line light fixtures,why even produce such a POS like this when it's going to piss off their clients.:blink:
3.) My client calls 30 days ago one of 3 is out so I've got to order the lamps because the very same supply house does not have 150 watt M107 lamps in stock so they order them 5 day later I've got the lamps,so I changed the lamp on the one that burnt out and left the others alone,I tested the lamp and let it run for 30 minutes,the first start the lamp flips out and lost the arc in less than a minute so I watched it till it re-striked it wormed up to full brightness and stayed on for the test time so I figured it's good and uncovered the photo eye and billed the client "Any problems let me know the other 2 should be good for the winter.
Well another went out so I got the call,I've got the lamps because I bought them all for the first call so I would not have to wait for them.
I go there today and this new lamp I put in flips out too and never stabilized ,so I'm pissed now, these are RAB 150 watt M107 lamps that is what this fixture is rated for.
So I've got one lamp left, it works.
4.) The client tells me that the lamp I replaced a few weeks ago Is not working right,now that it's 30 minutes past sunset it's dark out and it should be at full brightness, I go look, the lamp is dim and flipping out,then it goes out and is cycling for about an hour before it stabilizes and stays lit,meanwhile I'm shooting the breeze with the client all this time and cannot charge for the time.
5.) Now you guys know that this fixture is a POS and RAB bites......I will buy other lighting products now, any recommendations?
