i'd like to upgrade the baLLast and put in a faN so it iSnt so hot in that black meTal box :bigeyes2: :sigh1: i caN rip up a computer system and put it baK together but am freaked out by eLectricaL stuFF... :sgrin:
you know those bricks/transformers people don't know what to do w/once their electronic toy breaks? U get one of those preferably 12v, hook up pos & neg, there u go. instant cooling fan for yo hot ballast box.
Not exactly rocket science, I mod my mag ballast to electronic recently, also keep in mind that a electronic ballast runs alot cooler, not just a little we're talking alot cooler.
My ballast actually came w/the same cooling fans u find in most PCs.
I don't think you'll be able to pick one up from H Depot.
I would go to either Radio Shack or Comp USA and pick one up there, or I can give you the ones that came with my MH for free. I took them out cause they were too noisy (they cool the MH), replaced them w/ultra quiet ones, won't matter to you cause you'll have it in the box.