Good e-ballasts besides Icecap? - Page 2

mako199 · 02/18/2006, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by richie a rich
These are the best ballast and highest output and least expensive to run per year. And yes, you do get sunburn if you stand in front of them for too long.
http://www.hellolights.com/3laaromo4lvb.html

Ahhh.......what.

orlenz · 02/18/2006, 12:46 PM

?????????????thats vho ballast

tkeracer619 · 02/18/2006, 01:38 PM

lol

Zigzag Man · 02/18/2006, 03:37 PM

I think he meant to link to the ARO electronic halide ballast.

I recently acquired one to run a mini PFO pendant with an XM DE 10K bulb, but I haven't had a chance to get it hooked up yet, so I can't comment on the performance... so I dunno why I'm even posting.

want2reef · 02/18/2006, 04:24 PM

LOL

hahnmeister · 02/19/2006, 10:20 PM

The EVC doesnt just seem to be running the bulbs with more power, which would lead to the argument that perhaps less is more in the long run. From the spectral curve comparisons I am seeing, it appears that the EVC targets the blue spectrums in some bulbs (it appears that the bulbs that it is able to run significantly better than an IC are ones with more blue/purple outputs) and boosts them by quite a bit...but doesnt raise the other spectrums on the bulb.

Perhaps a radium on an EVC would be a wicked combo, and if nothing else, it would clarify any doubts as to weather all that extra power over the IC would lead to diminished bulb life.

02/18/2006, 01:38 PM	#28
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02/18/2006, 03:37 PM	#29
Zigzag Man Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chico, CA Posts: 491	I think he meant to link to the ARO electronic halide ballast. I recently acquired one to run a mini PFO pendant with an XM DE 10K bulb, but I haven't had a chance to get it hooked up yet, so I can't comment on the performance... so I dunno why I'm even posting. __________________ David Current Tank Info: 125g 3/4" Acrylic Cube (36"x36"x24") - 312w T5HO - 250w 10K XDE HQI PFO - Mag 18 return, 6 MJ-1200 • Downsizing to a 24g Nano! Ain't life strange?

02/18/2006, 04:24 PM	#30
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02/18/2006, 12:46 PM	#27
orlenz Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: California Posts: 1,648	?????????????thats vho ballast

02/19/2006, 10:20 PM	#31
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	The EVC doesnt just seem to be running the bulbs with more power, which would lead to the argument that perhaps less is more in the long run. From the spectral curve comparisons I am seeing, it appears that the EVC targets the blue spectrums in some bulbs (it appears that the bulbs that it is able to run significantly better than an IC are ones with more blue/purple outputs) and boosts them by quite a bit...but doesnt raise the other spectrums on the bulb. Perhaps a radium on an EVC would be a wicked combo, and if nothing else, it would clarify any doubts as to weather all that extra power over the IC would lead to diminished bulb life.