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Is there a drop-in LED replacement bulb for a high pressure sodium street light?

I know there are complete LED replacement units for the entire street light unit, but I'm wondering if anyone knows of a drop-in LED bulb that can replace my high-pressure sodium bulbs in the existing unit. I know the lighting unit itself has a mighty ballast that would reduce a normal LED bulb to smoldering ashes. I'm wondering if there is an LED bulb that is designed to deal with the ballast so I don't have to replace the entire light? Edit: thanks for the answer Randy. Actually, the LED is significantly more efficient than the high pressure sodium (a lot of cities are switching to LED for that reason). I know it would pay for itself in the long run but at $700+ a unit I just can't do it right now.

Public Comments

1. You can probably ask the people down at you local hardware store or Home Depot for ideas, but I'm assuming that what you are asking for doesn't exist, as it would probably be cheaper and less complicated to simply replace the entire light fixture than it would be to design a retro fitted LED bulb for every application. ===edit==- Isn't the high pressure sodium bulb more energy efficient that an LED light anyway? I'm just wondering why (other than the ugly, unnatural color) you would want to replace it anyway.
2. I don't know if they are drop in replacement but here is a link to a comparison study: http://www.ledlightsorient.com/watch/street-lights-performance-led.html Here are some lights: http://www.ledlightsorient.com/street-lights-c-8.html
3. maybe your town's maintenance dept. would know??? i assume you googled it already :)