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marie

10-04-2004 07:25 PM

icecap ballast question

Has anybody ever tried to run 3 6ft vho's on a 660 ballast? It seems like such a waste to be only able to run 2 and I don't really want to mix p.c.'s and vho's

Bryan

10-04-2004 08:08 PM

Ask on the IceCap forum on ReefCentral. I seem to recall asking a question like this before and IceCap resonded it should be ok. they underrate the 660 somewhat and it can actually run about 20 feet of lamp.

marie

10-05-2004 08:31 PM

In case anyone else is interested this is Icecaps reply to my question

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It is not recommended but highly possible it will work. Make sure to use a heat sink and provide adequate ventillation to the ballast as it will run hotter. If it will not work, it will just try to light and then shut down.

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