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Old 09-11-2010, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mark View Post
So for MH's the ballast forces the current rather than the bulb drawing it?

Kinda, the higher the wattage, the higher the ballast voltage and the more current will flow through the lamp. A lower wattage lamp will run much hotter, which cracks the glass
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