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I'm thinking of buying a PFO ballast to run either a 75 or 95W VHO bulb. Are these ballasts any good?
TIA
Elmo
As far as tar ballasts go, yes PFO's are good. However, you'd be better off with a nice electronic ballast, like the ones from Icecap.
slipknottin
01-02-2003, 7:00 PM
agreed. get yourself a good electronic ballast. They dont need starters, are quiet, are more efficient, and dont usually cost that much more.
Fulham, Icecap, and GE ballasts are all great.
GE ballasts can be found at home depot (you need to know what your looking for)
fulham ballasts can be found at www.happyreefing.com (go to www.fulham.com for wiring diagrams and info)
and Icecap ballasts can be found at www.marinedepot.com
I thought the PFO ballasts were Electronic? At least thats how they were labelled at the site that I was looking at(http://jlaquatics.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?page=lightparts-fl.shtml&&cart_id=3333740_1952).
I did think about getting a Icecap, but with 430 costing $230 Canadian + tax it's not going to happen.
Slip, What exactly would you look for at HD to find the GE Ballasts?
slipknottin
01-02-2003, 10:34 PM
hmm your right, i hadent noticed there fluorescent ballasts are electronic.
That ballast looks huge to me though... :eek:
um i cant really tell you what to look for unless you know what light wattages you want.
I was looking to get at least 100 watts of light over this tank.
Originally posted by slipknottin
hmm your right, i hadent noticed there fluorescent ballasts are electronic.
I didn't realize that either - sorry 'bout that Elmo!
I learn something new every few days :)