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06/17/2013, 12:12 PM
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Using U-T5-2/39HO SUNPARK ballast for 80w bulb?
I have a 12 light 72" fixture with 6 U-T5-2/39HO SUNPARK ballasts running 12 39w bulbs (2 39w bulbs per ballast). Is there a way to tap the wires to make the ballasts push 80w on one 60" T5HO bulb?
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06/17/2013, 03:20 PM
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Freedom costs a buckofive
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Michigan
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Are you wanting to retro 60" bulbs in it?
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06/17/2013, 09:13 PM
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Hello, yes, looks easy enough to retrofit. All I need to do is remove the two inner end cap brackets, close in the outter end caps to fit the 60" bulbs. Only issue is getting new ballasts, which I hoped I could save $$ on by making/using one of the 39w x 2 ballasts into a single 80w ballast like you can with icecap ballasts and such.
All I would need to do then is put in 6 12v relays that run to 6 timers which will give me full control of the amount of lighting I want/need. Dusk to dawn type of effect not to mention power savings without going to LED's........yuck! |
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