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can i od this ballast? pro-tronic ii
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Posted by engineeredgarden 7, nw Alabama (My Page) on Sun, Aug 17, 08 at 15:17
| I bought this light at Lowes, and would like to OD it - if possible. Can anyone help me? Thanks
EG
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RE: can i od this ballast? pro-tronic ii
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try looking in the thread a little ways down, which is just about overdriving. the ballast i use, just has the one red and one blue, the wiring looks different. i think urs has 2 x red and 2 x blue to warm up the filament and vaporize the mercury, whereas mine just uses a burst of high voltage to vaporize it, and i use the kinds of lamp sockets where the pins from each lamp are shorted (bypasses the filament).
i don't know if there's a way of wiring yours to achieve od. |
Here is a link that might be useful: overdriving thread
RE: can i od this ballast? pro-tronic ii
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| Cannabisgrower - thanks for responding. I've read the entire thread, and didn't see anybody using one like this. I will read more into it. Thanks EG |
RE: can i od this ballast? pro-tronic ii
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I can't say if this ballast will o.d. or not as *every*
brand of ballast is different...but if it can o.d., the
most likely way to wire it would be to combine one red
and one blue wire to each pin on the bulb (so you'll have
4 wires going to one end of the bulb) and leave the yellow
as is... But note: you can damage/destroy the ballast and/or bulb
(this is a risk with o.d.'ing any ballast, not just yours)
If you're gonna try, do it outside just incase something
gets smoked...
If it lights and appears to be working normally, let it
run for a few minutes, unplug and feel if anything is hot...
if the ballast gets hot its not gonna work... if its just
warm plug back in and let it run for awhile
Personally i'd like to find a website that lists various
brands/models of ballasts and which ones can o.d. :) I have yet to find one...
(sure there's o.d. info spread over various plant/fish
forms but i don't see a general page with lists) Anyone know if such a page exists? Maybe i should start one? LOL |
RE: can i od this ballast? pro-tronic ii
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| My criteria is cheapness. I was able to find cheap ballasts on ebay. they got rained on, rusted, and were being sold cheap. i tried them out, and they od'ed fine. they ignite the lamp with a blast of high voltage, so there is just one hot lead per lamp. the other criteria is make sure it puts out enough current (something like 0.6 amps). |
RE: can i od this ballast? pro-tronic ii
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| xmaslightguy - thanks, dude. I probably won't try it with this one...I went to HD the other day, and opened a few lights, didn't find any sunpark. Oh well, i'll keep my eyes open for a good deal like cannabisgrower found! EG |
RE: can i od this ballast? pro-tronic ii
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| The guy on ebay still has a pile of them AND THEY ARE CHEAP!!! |
Here is a link that might be useful: go git yer cheap t8 ballasts on ebay, they r the same i used for my overdriving project!!!
RE: can i od this ballast? pro-tronic ii
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| Cannabisgrower - thanks for the link, dude! EG |
RE: can i od this ballast? pro-tronic ii
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| Here's a list of ballasts that can be OD'd that I've compiled through various sites when I was doing this a couple of years ago... You could add to this list if you find any others that will work... 2-Lamp
====== Sunpark SL-15 Advance REL-2S40-SC
REL-2S40-RH-TP
REL-2p32-SC GE B232R120HP
B232M20RH Sylvania QTP 2x32T8/120 RSN-D
QT2x32/120 IS-SC
QTP 2x32T8/120 ISN-D 4-Lamp
====== Advance REL-4P32-SC GE B432M120RH
432 MAX Sylvania QT 4x32/120 IS-SC
QTP 4x32T8/120 ISN-A Fulham Workhourse 5 Damar 3093A |
RE: can i od this ballast? pro-tronic ii
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Thanks for the info ccc1... i'm gonna save that
for reference :)
Also is it ok if i add that to my lights webpage (assuming i
actually get around to actually making the page) LOL Cannabisgrower - do you remember the brand/model on
those eBay ballasts you got? |
RE: can i od this ballast? pro-tronic ii
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| xmaslightguy, no problem, go ahead and put it into a page... It's been a few year since I updated that list, but most of those ballasts still seem to be in the market. |
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