ttystikk
Well-Known Member
back in the early 90's i had gotten a couple MH ballast's off construction job sites, and i had ripped a hps out of a jewels parking lot.. i miss them old ass lights,, they lasted damn near 20 years but i tossed em wen i went to the digital ballasts... personally i liked the old magnetic better, air cooled no fans, ill be lucky if the new digital ballasts last 10 years.. i already had 2 digital ballasts crap out, both wer not even 2 years old and i think it was the cooling fan,,idk but they just dont build stuff like they used too..i still have a 400 watt magnetic hps ballast i refuse to throw away, its been throu hell n back n still works..its been used as a stool,kicked around,sat in a wet garage, dented,dings,rust, but still works,,im not using it,but its a back up sure fire, if any more of the digitals crap out,,,
You might kick yourself for getting rid of the old mags... turns out they're just what the new 860W CDM lamps need!
For a glimpse of how well they work, I just put up some pics on my thread, link in my signature below. See page 23.