The present disclosure relates to the technical field of
electric light sources, particularly to a
metal halide lamp and a manufacturing method thereof. The
metal halide lamp includes an
electric arc tube, an inner glass
bulb, and a lamp holder fixedly connected with the inner glass
bulb; the
electric arc tube includes a tube body, a positive
electrode located inside an
electric arc cavity of the tube body and connected with a positive
feedthrough inserted in a first leg portion of the tube body, and a negative
electrode connected with a negative
feedthrough inserted in a second leg portion of the tube body; the electric arc cavity is provided therein with an ignition gas; an outer surface of the first leg portion is provided with a conductive layer and a
metal electrical connector, wherein the conductive layer has one end close to and the other end away from an
electrode tip of the positive electrode, the metal
electrical connector has one end connected with the other end of the conductive layer, and the other end connected with a long
molybdenum rod. Security risks in manufacturing, transportation, mounting, utilization, storage, and
waste disposal brought about by use of the radioactive material 85Kr are avoided in the present disclosure.