WTB 250 w DE halide ballast

[bigfoot610]

The hamilton ballast i have has started to have issues and the bulb will not fire unless you touch it the magnetic field from my body seems to get it to go but i dont feel like touching my bulb everyday have everything just want to find a used one thats not expensive as im debating going LED Thanks guy and gals

 

[zombie]

Have you tried a new bulb?

 

[bigfoot610]

yup new bulb all connections good check all with volt meter i have 2 of the same ballasts and both do the exact same thing neither will fire unless you physically touch the bolbs near the igniter disc
i read something about bad diodes somewhere a while back while i was on my 7 mth lawnmower vacation

 

[bigfoot610]

Halide experts : will a m80 old school ballast fire double ended bulbs? i have a se halide ballast but it weighs like 30 lbs these hamilton ones are like 2 pounds and are little electronic ballasts.

 

[bigfoot610]

nm its an m58

 

[takayan]

I have m80 MH ballast

 

[bigfoot610]

wanna sell it?

 

[aztecdreams]

WTB 250 w DE halide ballast

I have a couple of the reef cube 250w ballast .$50 each

 

[takayan]

Mine is PFO brand. I can sell it for u, but I'm in Boulder area.

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

WTB 250 w DE halide ballast

PFO is M80. Many consider them the best. The reef cube is my favorite product that aqua medic doesn't make anymore and also m80.

 

[bigfoot610]

hrmmm whos closest to southeast denver Im in Parker for work but live in the springs

 

[aztecdreams]

I'm in North Denver , I70 and I25 area

 

[Vance]

+1 on one of Rics reef cubes. Got one a few months back from him, fires my DE phoenix without any hiccups, and was easy to splice in.