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Old 11-26-2007, 01:15 PM
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will it icecap drive it normally or under drive it.

the pfo ballast will overdrive it? will this shorten the life of the bulb?

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the PFO is a true M80 ballast which is the proper ballast for the DE bulbs. it will run it properly not overdrive it. Most electronic ballast underdrive the bulbs, IceCap being one of them.

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The best place for metal halide info is Sanjay's website.
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