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Old 09-24-2010, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Aquatics Elite View Post
Hi Steve, according to Luxim, lamp life is expected to be in between 30000-50000 hrs. At 10 hrs use a day that equates to 8-12 years life span. Sfiligoi has said replacement cost of the plasma lamp/bulb is apparently pennies.

The Plasma is supposed to hold a steady intensity throughout lamp life in comparison to the decline in performance you witness with MH and some high powered LED's.
good they have come a long way in the last 8 years, I was thinking the idea was scrapped as realy there has been no progress untill now.

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