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Old 02-17-2006, 01:32 PM
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Yeah you pretty much need HQI ballasts for Radiums.
not on a 400 watt radium. I got one running in the garage on a normal ballast and the color is nice. It is just the 250 watt that NEED a HQI or Pluse start ballast.

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not on a 400 watt radium. I got one running in the garage on a normal ballast and the color is nice. It is just the 250 watt that NEED a HQI or Pluse start ballast.

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Hmmm that changes everything.....now is this for sure on all 400W radiums or is it just that you got some magic ones that work only for you


The only problem is the $$ I really wanted to stay under $100/bulb
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Old 02-18-2006, 11:56 PM
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Hmmm that changes everything.....now is this for sure on all 400W radiums or is it just that you got some magic ones that work only for you


The only problem is the $$ I really wanted to stay under $100/bulb
400 watt radium is a probe start bulb, the 250 watt is a pulse start bulb.

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Well I think that I will be going with the AquaCool bulbs, I want to order a couple of reflectors from them any ways...
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