I have been ripped off!

[martin808hil]

I bought a t5 over tank luminaire from ebay and have just realised its only standard output t5 and not high output t5.
Does anyone think I can change the ballast to a standard t5 ballast with a higher wattage and run high output t5's?
Im an electrician and have a couple of 4ft twin t5 ballast at work but I dont know what happens when you use a smaller rated tube on a higher rated ballast?
Can anyone shed any light on the subject?

 

[Anonymous]

Have you looked at the IceCap 660 ballast? It will safely overdrive the HO tubes and give even more light that the HO ballast.

 

[Rob Top]

Over driveing bubls is very doable. There was a write up on it in a mag several months back that gave all the spectral bla bla. I'll see if I can find it and give you some more info, but it is something that can be done

 

[RandyStacyE]

http://www.icecapinc.com/rev1.htm
Here's the link