best replacement bulbs?

cowell

Well-Known Member
Wondering on what people are using as replacement bulbs for digital ballasts?

I have both a magnetic and a digital ballast, I use hortilux eye for the mag. ballast, love it... but I have heard that they burn out quick in a digital ballast. What brands are you guys using?
Have had the one bulb about 5 months so I want to replace it soon.
Thanks for any input... hell - links to other threads on the subject works for me too.
 

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
there are a few companies out there who are making bulbs specifically for digi ballast.. digilux is one.. i got one of them and just put it in this week.. it even has the enhanced blue spectrum.. i'm trying to think of the name of the other.. its japanese.. its the same company who manufacturers all of the bulbs in mercerdes benz cars from what i've been told and read online.. i think it like ushio, but i'm probably spelling it wrong..
i also bought an eye hortilux mh bulb for my digi ballast, but i only had it on for about a week or so till i put in the hps, so i don't have much to offer .......
 

anonymuss

Well-Known Member
is the blue spectrum visible on those special hortilux hps lights or is it the same orange barf glow?
 

cowell

Well-Known Member
there are a few companies out there who are making bulbs specifically for digi ballast.. digilux is one.. i got one of them and just put it in this week.. it even has the enhanced blue spectrum.. i'm trying to think of the name of the other.. its japanese.. its the same company who manufacturers all of the bulbs in mercerdes benz cars from what i've been told and read online.. i think it like ushio, but i'm probably spelling it wrong..
i also bought an eye hortilux mh bulb for my digi ballast, but i only had it on for about a week or so till i put in the hps, so i don't have much to offer .......
Digilux.. I do believe I have heard of them.. and I know a site I buy from occasionally has the Ushio.. or what ever as well.. I had never heard of them - hence here I am.. but knowing they are both good choices for digital ballasts, I will go ahead and grab one or the other.. thanks...

anonymuss.....
The blue isn't "noticable".. I run a MH in the flower room with my HPS..and the HPS is still more orange than blue. You get kind of a cool transition but the MH is blue the HPS is orangey.... I am switching it out though. I only want HPS in flower. I look at it as opening the gates of heaven when I spit open my room. Doing res changes tonight.. just taking a break.
 
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