Quote Originally Posted by kushman45
Dude I dont think you understand people are using these without the extra igniter or capacitor. when the ballast gets flipped the capacitor is already charged and no bulb gets blown or burnt. From what I have found they just use a DPDT relay to switch the hot side of the circuit. Hey I am no expert on this subject but you are making it more complicated then it is. Unless you are an electrician it is not rocket science. Please post your schematic if you have one. I understand what you are thinking but it is not as you think. Again you do not need an extra ignitor or cap.................goodluck.........:smokin:

okay have you ever heard of a "hot start?" This is when voltage is applied immediatly not letting the pressure build in the bulb first, this is what the capacitor charge time is for. Yes, you can run a 1 cap and 1 igniter for both bulb, but you are also going to be going through bulbs left and right and your lumens rate will wear down very quickly. But hey its up to you, I will not write up a schematic for that system because in my eyes its wrong, and im sure in most electricians view points they wouldnt do it unless they wanted a quick buck. And yes I am a Journeyman housing electrician and also a electronic technician, so I do have both aspects on my side.
h3o Reviewed by h3o on . 2 room flipflop relay Hello all, new to this site it is full of great peeps and knowledge. I am a hardcore Do It Yourselfer. I am asking this community for some help. I am interested in building a 2 room 4 ballast 8 lamp flipflop relay system. These are super expensive from hydro shops like $400 just for the one I would like to build. I know it works with relays But they need to be strong enough to flip 1000 watt HPS systems. someone must have one and could possibly post pics then we could do a how to on building Rating: 5