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Old 07-06-2008, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by spreerider View Post
watts is a measure of power so there is no way 100w of mh could be more than 100w of T5... 100w is 100w of power
Sort of true. Most magnetic ballasts have a pretty awful efficiency factor and will end up drawing as much as 20% more power than they are rated at in normal use.
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