What Is Your Ballast Of Choice?

[Trichome Creator]

I myself go with the Hydrofarm Powerhouse Convertible Ballast.

God I love Hydrofarm. :thumbsup:

Trichome Creator Reviewed by Trichome Creator on 12-26-2005. What Is Your Ballast Of Choice? I myself go with the Hydrofarm Powerhouse Convertible Ballast. God I love Hydrofarm. :thumbsup: Rating: 5

[Powder Puff]

I have no idea!

I just go with the one I have!

It's a Maxibright!

[turtle420]

Hello tCreator,

I've got a dual-balast by BGHydro (I don't think they manufacture it, but they sell it). It is one box, with a 400W MH ballast and a 600W HPS ballast.

So far, so good. I like it! I'm in the process of building an air-cooling box for it. It has the heat sink fins on both sides, so I'll be using a 50 CFM fart fan to cool it. Much better to have cool electronics than hot ones. Unless you're working with a Tesla coil...

[crystal clear pepsi]

P L Light Systems 1000w MH/HPS Convertable ballast

when i flower i exchange mh bulb for a hps bulb , flip the switch on the drop box and wala

[Trichome Creator]

Yeah PL Ballasts are bad ass but I love my Hydrofarm too damned much. That powerhouse fucking owns baby! :thumbsup:

[Trichome Creator]

Hello tCreator,

I've got a dual-balast by BGHydro (I don't think they manufacture it, but they sell it). It is one box, with a 400W MH ballast and a 600W HPS ballast.

So far, so good. I like it! I'm in the process of building an air-cooling box for it. It has the heat sink fins on both sides, so I'll be using a 50 CFM fart fan to cool it. Much better to have cool electronics than hot ones. Unless you're working with a Tesla coil...

Yeah I hear you Turtle. Look at my image on the first post. You see that panel on the side? Just add a flange there and some 4" duct tubing to an Exhaust Blower and it sucks the heat right out. :thumbsup:

Hmmm.....Tesla Coil.....Doesn't Sunlight Supply put those in there ballasts? Har Har.

[Trichome Creator]

I know more of you are gonna tell us what kind of ballast you pimp. I'm so fucked up right now. I'm gonna go play a video game right now. Share your shit!

[Nochowderforyou]

I have no clue what mine is here at home. It's only a 150hps bulb I use for personal/experimental grows...at my other site though, I'd have to ask my teacher, as I have no clue, but we are running 1600W of hps in there, I know that