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12/18/2006, 07:47 AM | #1 |
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400w ballast question
I'm looking at the 400w Helios 20k SE and was wondering if I need to run HQI ballast or if an Icecap electronic will be ok. I don't see a lot of threads on the Helios bulbs so I'm not sure if a new ballast is needed.
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12/18/2006, 08:44 AM | #2 |
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The IceCap E ballast will work just fine with that bulb.
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12/18/2006, 10:15 AM | #3 |
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Thanks! Are you running the same setup? Just wondering if the bulb will be too blue on the e-ballast.
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12/18/2006, 10:31 AM | #4 |
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No way..I'm running 10K Hamiltons on IceCaps
20K is way too blue for me. Just check out Sanjay's Site for spectral plots for all the 20k bulbs on the IceCap ballasts.
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