cheap MH setup

[gforce6]

I am looking to sell 250W MH setup. It is homemade Magnetic Ballast (Advance), will only fire Iwasaki 6500K bulb. I am keeping it for back up, but I bought another backup ballast. Let me know if you interested, I am selling it for $40.00. It comes with less than one month old Iwasaki 250W bulb, reflector and quick disconnect.

Here it is....

Jung

 

[gforce6]

And I am willing to trade with something that I don't have.

 

[Gmandese]

Sent you a pm.

 

[gforce6]

Again, This ballast only fires Iwasaki 65000K 250W bulb. It is very yellowish, but Iwasaki bulb is the best bulb for coral growth. For those of you who is looking for crispy white or blueish look, this bulb is not for them. Even if you add Actanic VHO bulb, it will be very hard to turn white color. because of intensity of this bulb.

 

[John]

Are you sure it only fires iwasaki, I have seen advanced ballasts fire 14K hamiltons as well

 

[gforce6]

Here is the closeup picture

 

[John]

Well, I did some investigating and posted on a few other forums to hear what other people had to say about this ballast running a bulb other than the iwasaki and this is what i've heard. "The Advance 71A3592 ballast is a Constant Wattage Autotransformer (CWA) 250-watt mercury vapor (ANSI H37) ballast. It will not operate metal halide lamps properly. That ballast will operate the 250-watt Iwasaki 6500K Clean Ace conversion metal halide lamp but it?s not the recommended ballast type by the lamp manufacturer." Than I heard "yup it works perfectly" Dean chime in here with a link that gives me the information I need. If I cant find anything gforce would you be willing to hold it for me and i'll order a 250W 14K Hamilton bulb and come test it?

 

[Deanos]

Ballast FAQ

Excerpt from that page:

"EYE ballasts are mercury vapor ballasts. they are similar to a probe start ballast, but the only bulb you can run on these are Iwasaki 6500K bulbs (because these are actually MV bulbs, not MH bulbs like most think). the ballast will damage MH bulbs if you try to run one on it."

 

[gforce6]

You don't have to order Hamilton, I have one. I will let you know, when test is done.

Jung

 

[John]

"71A3592 is a for a mercury lamp H37. You need a ballast that will fire a M58 bulb, which is what the Hamilton is, such as the Advance 71A5700." So maybe it will work. Just let me know force if it does i'll take it.

 

[gforce6]

Price drop to $20.00 Any taker?

 

[gforce6]

sale pending to John