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10-27-2006, 02:03 AM
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if you look a little harder these ballasts state "Vollage:220-250v" a lot of people do not have the resource or the capability to supply 220 power to there tank. so if they bought one it would be useless to them.
steve
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10-27-2006, 03:08 AM
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Everyone has 120 and 240volts in there house in North America.
To get 240 you need to use a 2 pole breaker, and you both parts of the phase. You will have 2 "hot" wires and then 1 neutral and 1 ground. You would have to run a 3wire to your tank to power the light thats all.
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10-27-2006, 12:23 PM
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what I did in the old house was run a 15 amp 240 to my tank where I split it directly into two 15 amp runs of 120. Steve
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10-27-2006, 02:22 PM
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So the seller messaged me back and told me he also carries a north american version with a 110V ballast. Would this be able to run in North america? Also what do you guys think about the bulbs themselves are they strong enough to give good light to a 55 gal tank(21 inches high 4 ft long) if I were to have 2 pendents?
He says he only has 70W and 150W so thats why Im asking if I could pretty much grow anything with these lights. Also arent the double ended HQI bulbs supposed to be better than the single ended bulbs? That is both for efficiency(lower power usage), longer life and brighter light?
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10-27-2006, 02:37 PM
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I guess we can run 220 but on the previous setup he showed me the bulbs were rated for 220-250. Anyway the new one is 110. So Im thinking that should be ok for NA but I still dont know if 2 150 watt HQI bulbs will be good enough. Also the seller says they are marine bulbs but I dont know. Some on the board say it more looks like a household setup.
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10-27-2006, 11:34 PM
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Steve
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