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www.BGHydro.com Better Grow Hydro...

I'm a super-satisfied returning customer to them. They're great!

As to the digital ballasts: They kick ass. Lower power consumption. Less heat. More efficient. etc.

I my self, I'm waiting a couple of years (2 or 3) until the digital ballasts are nailed-down engineering-wise. I read a review of one (with the built-in fans) that had a malfunction, and the fans started blowing little flames of fire out the exhaust of the ballast. !!! yikes!!!

Those are my 2cents.

Sorry if I missed more questions, but it's early in the morning, and your post is amongst the longest I've ever seen. Not that it's bad or anything... but my "brain power" isn't up-to-spec yet.

Best,

-turtle420
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