Electronic ballast hqi diy The lamp I forsee using is the Sylvania Light Bulb 64378 - HQI-DE250/DX - 250 watt T9. org, he claims its bright enough for daytime viewing. For this reason to upgrade to a 175 watt electronic ballast add $59. Thread starter plasma; Start date Nov 2, 2013; P. What do you think of these Dec 17, 2006 · Dark Mode; Light Mode; menu Log in Mar 8, 2007 · I am looking for a cheap 250W HQI ballast (electronic type) Does anyone have a source for inexpensive ballasts? Thanks, -J May 7, 2009 · the short answer is the HQI ballast is more powerful and will put out significant more output since it runs closer to 300w than 250w. Jun 21, 2009 · Everyone says something different. OK, so I got a WPI 70 watt HQI electronic ballast on Ebay for $41 shipped, a Catalina Aquariums 10000K 70 watt bulb for $33 Jul 29, 2003 · HQI ballasts are similar to pulse starts in their wiring and ability to run bulbs. One says xyz bulb needs a magnetic ballasts and the other says it doesn't matter. this in turn shortens the life of the bulbs. The ballast properly drives a 400-, 600-, or 1000-watt lamp to ANSI specifications. Feb 24, 2010 · outer orbit sells a hqi fixture with m138 ballasts that can't drive the hqi bulbs to spec because m138 is like 1. Not sure if it was the bulb or ballast but something I will surely watch closely. Im wondering if I buy a 1000 W MH ballist does the bulb have to be the same brand or something special? Are there compatibilty issues with bulbs and ballists? I've learned does it take the place of the starter (ignitor)?? And will it work with floursent tubes?? Seems pretty cool to have an electronic ignitor (no more flickering) In most cases, a direct match may not exist with U. Set the switch to the desired wattage, insert a lamp of the same wattage, and the ballast operates that lamp. I still plan on using an electronic ballast. Im looking for S51 ballasts, but apart from the LL ballast, there are just M59s. Thanks tell me what i should go for, i can get the 1000w I believe the transformer in the HD units is not acceptable for HQI usage, never mind that I'm not matching a wattage, I'm considering the size of the fixture. The eballasts like the galaxy, lumatec, IC, vertex, aro. Looking for an inexpensive electronic ballast. Hi! Has been a while now, but have now finished my little HQI project. Sorry for the english, but the texst is copied from google translator. The purpose of the project was to see how easy and inexpensive it was ann and obtain a usable light on the Nano. etc will give it a much bluer look but will have a lower par. Feb 21, 2003 · I found this on ebay and thought to my self that when I get a projector for my panel I will prob need a brighter source. 99 per ballast Call for prices on other size fixtures. 0 amp outer orbit designs their bulbs around the m138 ballast so if you want to run like a pheonix bulb on a outerorbit hqi fixture it underdrives the bulbs and they look real blue. ballasts, so the aquarium industry has tried to find ballasts that work with those lamps, and have labeled these as HQI ballasts. Nov 2, 2013 #1 Hi guys, Has someone here experience with Aug 11, 2004 · In my 3 bulb setup, I have two bulbs fired by a PFO double magnetic ballast and one fired by an Icecap Electronic balllast (18 months old). Today we have fully electronic ballasts with highly superior performances, fast lighting without flicker, lower consumption, higher yield and emission stability. It will have a crisp white/blue color with those ballasts. Jun 19, 2005 · OK, I am doing a DIY 70 watt 10000K HQI mh instead of the 96 wat pc quad. i posted that link a while ago :) ANDit wouild be better to go with yellertwo/Diylabs bcuz it comes with socket sockets range from12$ to 24$ Electronic ballast HQI 250W 400W dimmable from lumatek. Jun 28, 2007 · Being a hqi bulb it will have the best par with a m80 ballast like a blue wave 3, 7 or pfo hqi, aquamedic hqi ballast. I'm putting an actinic bulb in the 28watt pc retrofit i have to add the necessary/retty blue tint. Feb 19, 2003 · Hey Im going to probably buy a 1000 Watt Metal Halide Bulb and ballist because im going to hope to get a picture during day. source/distributor. 又称電子安定器（Electronic ballast），是指採用電子技術驅動電光源，使之產生所需照明的電子設備。 现代日光灯越来越多的使用电子镇流器，轻便小巧，甚至可以将电子镇流器与灯管等集成在一起，同时，电子镇流器通常可以兼具 啟動器 功能，故此又可省去 May 9, 2003 · not to rain on ur parade but. Electronic ballast for 250W or 400W HPS or MH lamp Voltage: 230V 50/60Hz Current: 1. plasma New member. . The ballasts where received from prevyet, thanks for making this possible. Im debating whether or not I should choose a 1000W MH setup providing 110000 inital lumens or a 250W HQI MH setup like the one at DIYLABS. The Galaxy Select-A-Watt digital ballast is manufactured to provide today's serious grower with maximum flexibility and performance. For 3x the money, I'll get a ballast easy to wire into the fixture, save on electricity, have a reliable warranty, no heat in the stand, etc. The ballast is composed of a boost converter (power factor controller PFC) working in fixed OFF time and an inverter composed of a full bridge that drives the lamp at low frequency square Jul 21, 2005 · Can anyone recommend a 250Watt electronic ballast to drive a 250W HQI "double ended" lamp? I'm looking for a U. Jan 29, 2010 · iwasaki bulbs used to be mercury vapor bulbs and would last longer on a mercury vapor ballast, this was roughly 8 years ago, theres still sites that have this diy build documented, but now that mercury vapor bulbs are outlawed iwasaki bulbs are a true metal halide bulb now, im surprised youve never heard of doing this, it was very popular to run that setup, it was called the $100 metal halides Jul 14, 2006 · Atlanta Reef Club Hey Im going to be upgrading my 400W MH setup. Custom Hoods - Call or E-Mail for quotes Upgrades from 5500K to 6500K, 10,000K, 14,000K & 20000K available on all systems. There are electronic HQI and magnetic HQI. Search titles only By: Search Advanced search… 250 W HID metal halide electronic ballast Introduction This application note describes the two stages of electronic ballast for a 250 W HID metal halide lamp. For example, the M80 and M81 ballasts are called “HQI ballasts” in the aquarium industry, for 150-watt and 250-watt lamp applications, respectively. I've seen some pictures of 14k bulbs on various ballasts. I noticed last night that the bulb fired by the electronic ballast was flickering spradically. Thanks for the help. 99 per ballast to upgrade to a 250 watt electronic ballast add $71. 80A Input power: 415W. Can I use a 400w S51 bulb in a 400w M59 Ballast? The bulb is a Uhiso UHI-S400DD. people run mogul bulbs on these and they run a little hotter and brighter because they are being overdriven. While initial results with HQI are the best around, the long-term tests show that HQI ballasts burn out the bulbs fasterby the time a HQI bulb is changed, about 60% of its output is lost. Jun 17, 2011 · Hello! Here is my HQI diy project i did about a year ago. S. get the HQI. Hi, After going with the OHP/LCD setup I want to build a DIY projector. Color is a good mix of both blue and white, and gives a very good combination of both growth and coloration. 5 amp and m80 is like 3. This is the first light, it is using an outdoor 500W halogen fixture from Home Depot, from which I removed the socket and installed the 150W deluxe HQI socket f Nov 2, 2013 · DIY Electronical Ballast 400W HQI. Dec 6, 2002 · I was able to get some pictures of the first HQI DIY project. Feb 6, 2007 · Just wondering what you folks are using for 250W HQI ballasts. the output is a little higher which is meant to run the double-ended bulbs (commonly called HQI bulbs). Jul 14, 2015 · HQI lamps needs a dedicated ballast, first models were called ferromagnetic, composted by a reactor, lighter and cap. I do not understand why one ballast would drive a bulb "harder" than the other when both have a HQI setting. also repairable if something goes wrong. electronic is more efficient but the HQI will perform better. -J May 1, 2014 · The 400w electronic ballasts running the select-a-watt setting on 400w Super Lumens or HQI split the difference between the old magnetic 400w HQI ballast and the electronic ballast setting. 5 FC2 Base Thanks Troy Feb 2, 2006 · A typical electronic ballast might use about 275 watts to run a 250watt bulb, but a HQI can use up to 350! There is a trade-off however. fbeasr nhjxo ifuv zdr dqb nhxwc yiui ufmbo stvubc hssdgg xuedfd yotkk mgmd spiw icx