Obsessed Reefer Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Ok. Question. Do you need to add the ballast to see if the bulb works? Because if the thing powers a 500W bulb, and this is only 70 watts, shouldn't it work? Because I got my bulb and I wanna make sure it works, but I haven't gotten an email saying that my ballast was shipped. Link to comment
wav3form Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Ok. Question. Do you need to add the ballast to see if the bulb works? Because if the thing powers a 500W bulb, and this is only 70 watts, shouldn't it work? Because I got my bulb and I wanna make sure it works, but I haven't gotten an email saying that my ballast was shipped. You need the proper ballast for it to work. Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Oh ok. Thought so. Damn. Link to comment
yardboy Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Yea, the ballast changes the voltage. 110V will probably fry a MH bulb. Link to comment
Jake15 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Is there anyway to take the reflector out and retro fit this into a canopy instead of having the to hang the whole fixture the celing? Link to comment
idog Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 You could supply your own mogul or endcaps. The point of this was to create a DIY pendant, self contained with a good reflector and UV protection. Link to comment
Jake15 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 i know, i was just wondering if there is any concern for heat issues in a wooden canopy because i would like to retro fit it in a canopy but i do not want to burn down my house Link to comment
yardboy Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Well, while I wouldn't want to be responsible for anything adverse that may happen to someone DIY'ing anything (We've all got to ber responsible for our own actions) I have personally put a spider reflector for a 250W metal halide in a wooden canopy with no adverse effects. Matter of fact, I'll bet many people have. Why not just mount the whole fixture in the canopy, with a fan to remove heat, or at least holes in the top of the canopy to let heat escape. Link to comment
Jake15 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Ill prob. Do that. Will let you know as i set it up. Thanks, Jake Link to comment
Jake15 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 http://www.ballastwise.com/item.asp?PID=11...=17&level=1 How come i cant buy this ballast from this site? Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 What do you mean? You cant like... buy it? I purchased one from there, 10/21/06, and it has yet to be shipped. Link to comment
Jake15 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 What do you mean? You cant like... buy it? I purchased one from there, 10/21/06, and it has yet to be shipped. ya like Credit Card Exp. Date CVV2 What is CVV2 and it ask for a company Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 CVV2 is a Security Code on the credit card. I'm not gonna go into where and all that, cus you can read it here http://shopsite.com/help/6.1/en-US/sc/pro/cvv2.help.html Link to comment
Jake15 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 cool cool Thanks dude im dumb I ordered it Hopefully they ship it out quickly Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Like i said in a previous post. i ordered mine a week ago and it hasnt been shipped yet. so dont get your hopes up. Link to comment
Jake15 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 did you call them or anything? Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I emailed them like 2 days ago. But I dont expect a response over the weekend. Link to comment
Jake15 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 What kind of bulb did you get Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Astra Lux 14000K Link to comment
Jake15 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Did you get it off that link up there because i cant figure where to pay for it at Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 www.myreefshop.com Link to comment
yardboy Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I think they ship those ballasts from China or something. Lat time I ordered one it was right at 10 days. I've ordered another a week ago and it shipped the next day, but I haven't seen it yet. Link to comment
Jake15 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 i ordered one of the bulbs but turns out they were out of stock so the $45 bulb actually cost 60 shipped The ballast company is located in Covina, CA 91722 so they must just be lazy Link to comment
LampDr. Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Ok. I have 70w 14k hqi lamps than i imported from taiwan... $39.00 shipped to us 2 day priority mail. Link to comment
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