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04-18-2003, 03:59 AM
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Correct Iwasaki Bulb Ballasts
For those interested, here is a reply from the Iwasaki reps when asked the correct ballast for the Iwasaki bulbs, 250 watt in particular. I know we all run them off MH ballasts, but for your info anyways.
==== Lag reactor mercury vapor ballast are what these lamps were designed to operate on: very common in Japan, but not in North America. The next best choice is a constant wattage auto-transformer (CWA) type mercury vapor ballast. Be careful, many ballast manufacturers list metal halide ballast for mercury lamp operation. What you are looking for is a true mercury vapor ballast. The Advance number for the CWA mercury is 71A3572 (-001D) =======
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04-18-2003, 06:42 AM
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Thanks for following up on this, and forwarding the info. Good stuff.
Of course, it means I have the wrong ballasts.  Alas, much more money to be spent on this reef after all.  cheers
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04-18-2003, 06:51 AM
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Thanks for the good info bryan!
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No matter what the morrow brings, inventors keep inventing things. ----------------------------------- Jonathan ----------------------------------- www.cakerybakery.ca
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04-18-2003, 08:07 PM
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Bryan,
They didn't give an ANSI code did they? ahh found it..  H37. I can't read up on it tho.. here is the link for the PDF. can anyone download it and send me a link where I can get it. I'd like to look into this more.. http://www.advancetransformer.com/ec.../337732962.pdf
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