Ballast guestion

yelodrvr

Well-Known Member
i have a 1000w switchable ballast. its outside the room. man does it get hot to the touch. so i put a little fan on it. cools it right down. after a while it starts to hum. if i take the fan off. humming goes away.
but its seems that the light dims when its cooled off. maybe i am to high. but i swear the light seems to dim. not like a cold start but the room don't seem as bright. its on 24/7. am i hurting it by cool it down so much. i have back the fan 3'-4' away. just a little 6" desk fan.
 

dertmagert

Well-Known Member
i too cool my ballast.. i just happen to use the rooms exhaust to do it.. i havent noticed it changing the output of my light tho... that things so bright i need sunglasses to work in the room
 

ViRedd

New Member
I just switched to one of the new digital ballasts. No heat. No hum. Just bright light. ~lol~

Vi
 
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