Quote Originally Posted by h3o
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 hey I appreciate you are trying to help but Im tellin ya, you are not "Hot Starting" because you are switching to a cold bulb I hope you understand. The ones made by retailers do not have extra ballast caps or ignitors it works with just relays that switch the hot side between bulbs. The ballast stays warm and charged and just fires the cold bulb when it flips................................Thanks to everyone who is interested if you are afraid of electricity this is not for you.............goodluck........
kushman45 Reviewed by kushman45 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