re: letting the smoke out.
Darren,
As for the scorching...well, I had my 110W PC running for two years and I had it attached to wood (unfinished pine). The ballast is an WH5 and no burn marks (these guys run really hot...much hotter than the F32T8 X 4). So...what kind of ballast is it and how did you mount it ? I hope it wasn't mounted inside the hood beside a MH....
As for disclaimers...I issued one in the beginning. You can check up the thread on reefcentral for the exact nature of the disclaimer.
Steve,
I will speak to you about this in person when we meet at a future club meeting. I think I am missing some of the details, but I will get to the bottom of this. I'll tell you why it could have blown up too....but I'll leave it out of this thread.
Hope you don't feel bad about this botched experiment. The thing is that if you don't try, you will never know. If you are afraid to try, then you already failed. IMHO, these thoughts are what make reefing today possible. Without this type of thinking, the corals would still be in the oceans and not in our living room.
Enough pep talk...still interested in getting a dimmable overdriven lighting system. I have a cute little idea....very safe. [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] Maybe, I should try it first...then I'll tell you about it.
- Victor.
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