Ipower ballast ??

goodro wilson

goodro wilson

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I had a ipower 600 and had a surprise visitor from cable guy in plain clothes
I turned it off and let them in the attic (where my grow was vented)
Anyways I was trippin then and for weeks after. turns out there was signal interference from our house... And he couldn't really ever figure it out..
I had zero problems with the ballast. Still not sure the interference was from this... MY cable and Internet weren't hindered by it
I am no expert but it seems possible the frequencies could be messing with ur electronics especially plausible from a cheaper ballast I presume
 
Taviddude

Taviddude

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I'm running 7- 600's now.
I've got some almost a year old, and just bought 3 more about 3 months ago.
I've had no problems other than getting 2 bulbs that were damaged during shipping. Seller sent me new ones the same day.
All in all, I've done damn well with them, and have recommended them to many people.
I'm currently moving up to 1000 watters, and will be buying Ipower ballasts.
Ironically enough, I do mainline cable for a living. I also do "Sweep" and when my SDA-5000 is plugged in I get a perfect picture.
Again, I'm running 7 Ipower ballasts. If there was a problem with ANY TYPE of interference I would see it on the graph in real time.

It's what I do for a living, and I see no interference at all from my 7 ballasts.
Also, your regular cable company generally won't even have as good a meter as what I use for sweep.

Peace.
Tav
 
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growingforfun

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I have 1x 1000 I power and w lumiteks, I think the ipower is not as good as the lumitek (maybe less light but louder "vibration" noises from ballast and bulb) but for the price ts a winner. Half the price as anything else and prolly 90% as good
 
urabus2005

urabus2005

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growingforfun said:
I have 1x 1000 I power and w lumiteks, I think the ipower is not as good as the lumitek (maybe less light but louder "vibration" noises from ballast and bulb) but for the price ts a winner. Half the price as anything else and prolly 90% as good
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I assume its still ALOT quieter than a magnetic ballast?
 
doniboy

doniboy

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I was going to buy ipower, but after reading the dozens of complaints on amazon, I got turned off from them.
 
twistedj420

twistedj420

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Where I have never had any issues with my ipower ballast/bulb, I can say it does make a little bit of noise from the bulb, it is high pitched but hardly noticeable and only if in the room. And as far as ipower not being as good as lumitek or other brand name ballast, im not sure. So I'm going to order a new ballast and see if there is a noticeable difference.
 
qwizoking

qwizoking

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if you read the reviews ipower has alot about bad ballasts, i too got turned off from that. went with apollo 600 watt works good. i havent had it too long though.
 
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doujadaze

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I just got the 1000 watt I power. No problems with cable or Internet but if I turn the radio on outside I will get static on all stations. Anyone else ?
 
midnitetoak

midnitetoak

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Got the same shit except it came with a cooltube and was like $30 cheaper but its been working for a solid week w/no issues...infinitely higher quality than the cheapo crappy set got off of hidhut. Totally silent operation great value for the price imo
 
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doujadaze

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midnitetoak said:
Got the same shit except it came with a cooltube and was like $30 cheaper but its been working for a solid week w/no issues...infinitely higher quality than the cheapo crappy set got off of hidhut. Totally silent operation great value for the price imo
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Any problems with a radio? Inside or around the outside of house? Im getting way to much static from mine. Cable and internet are fine though. My other ballast does not have this problem. :wall:
 
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