Quote Originally Posted by driftersmokinjo
trying to decide which light to purchase. my options are a digital ballast with 3 year replacement and 2 year pro rated warranty and the other is a magnetic ballast with a life time warranty. my question is; is the digital ballast as a general rule gona last long enough to justify it over the magnetic 1 with the life time warranty. the dig im looking at will run hps and mh bulbs while the magnetic will only run hps . help me out here fellas im bout to make a decision i hope i will not regret in a few months. any input is welcome. i have thick skin so dont hold back :jointsmile:
Theory here only, however from what I gathered (we're in the same boat so to speak) Many of the digital ballasts have had issues with prematurly blowing out bulbs. Even some of the Lumitech ballasts were doing this after the company started building in China. Seams I read you can tell if the ballast is OK (with Lumitech) by the color of the ballast. I read Quantum is also very good and you can adjust them(100%/75%/50%). Personally I think buying a questionable digital is out of the question. If I had the money to buy a good one I would. However reading what I've read I'm going with Magnetic. Most if not all of the magnetic can be re-built for a nominal price. Plus blowing $100-$200 bulbs is not worth the savings on a cheap digital.

Just this noobs opinion! :thumbsup:
Vancefish Reviewed by Vancefish on . im so confused lol trying to decide which light to purchase. my options are a digital ballast with 3 year replacement and 2 year pro rated warranty and the other is a magnetic ballast with a life time warranty. my question is; is the digital ballast as a general rule gona last long enough to justify it over the magnetic 1 with the life time warranty. the dig im looking at will run hps and mh bulbs while the magnetic will only run hps . help me out here fellas im bout to make a decision i hope i will not regret Rating: 5