ttystikk
Well-Known Member
You might kick yourself for getting rid of the old mags... turns out they're just what the new 860W CDM lamps need!back in the early 90's i had gotten a couple MH ballast's off construction job sites, and i had ripped a hps out of a jewels parking lot.. i miss them old ass lights,, they lasted damn near 20 years but i tossed em wen i went to the digital ballasts... personally i liked the old magnetic better, air cooled no fans, ill be lucky if the new digital ballasts last 10 years.. i already had 2 digital ballasts crap out, both wer not even 2 years old and i think it was the cooling fan,,idk but they just dont build stuff like they used too..i still have a 400 watt magnetic hps ballast i refuse to throw away, its been throu hell n back n still works..its been used as a stool,kicked around,sat in a wet garage, dented,dings,rust, but still works,,im not using it,but its a back up sure fire, if any more of the digitals crap out,,,
For a glimpse of how well they work, I just put up some pics on my thread, link in my signature below. See page 23.