Yes lighting!! I have a good digital ballast with the option of 250-400_600+660w settings. Lucky me. I also have a DIY ballast with a transformer coil and an ignitor component. The DIY ballast has a significant strobe as seen on a camera , where as the digital ballast is good constant light. Can anyone please tell me if a traditional magnetic ballast is going to have a bit of a strobe or Will it be a constant light like the digital ballast is. It's one of those questions I am looking for the answer to before spending money on a better quality ballast to replace the DIY one with. Hopefully thanks for the answer in advance
Lights!!!
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JoeBlow5823
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Buy a better one, keep the DIY as a backup. You can get used digital ballasts for pennies on the dollar.
Ha I look pretty stupid here eh! I've now bothered to check out the prices on eBay and you're right. There's 2nd hand digi ballasts going well cheap.
chronnie49
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Yea you will have that strobe effect with a magnetic ballast. They are old tech but are bullet proof and ive heard of people using them for 10 years or more since you can replace the parts when they fail.
When a digital ballast fails I don't think the average person without electronics knowledge would be able to fix it.
I actually have a 600 watt magnetic that I used before I switched to led and cmh and it came with a 25 year warranty.
When a digital ballast fails I don't think the average person without electronics knowledge would be able to fix it.
I actually have a 600 watt magnetic that I used before I switched to led and cmh and it came with a 25 year warranty.
chronnie49
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Also with some digital ballasts you have to worry about RF interference too.
David Henry
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I've been using iPower GLBLST1000D Digital Ballast for over a year and I'm super happy with this product.
jameslandry
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I haven't had any problems with our Yescom digital ballasts. They are still very good since I bought them early last year