Awsome T5 Pendants By Fauna Marin

[Powertec]

Most ballasts can fire more than 2 lamps at a time.
If you are paying 75 for ballasts find a new manufacturer.
Considering most ballasts come from only three different suppliers in the world a compariable replacement is easy. Advance, workhorse ballasts for example come from GE manufacturing faciltiy

[Aqua-Digital]

You will not find dimmable ballasts that fire more than 2

And we are supplied with Advance and Sylvania at present and trust me the price of $75 is far less than we actually are quoted.

NON dimmable are cheaper of course, but still does not equate to building a "quality lamp fixture" for less than $500

Anyways, trying to keep this thread on track about the new fixture, if you have any questions directly about this great new fixture please post here If anyone wants to debate fixtures in general please start a thread on the open forum. I will happily chip in

Back to the topic, I will have prices this week guys and many thanks for the growing list of pre orders being emailed to me.

[Powertec]

It is possible to have a dimmable ballast fire more than two lamps.

[Aqua-Digital]

Ok I refraze - maybe possible but NOT designed to.

Talk to both Advance and Sylvania about this, I have and the above is the answer I got. if it was possible we would be using this method as it saves cost and lowers heat, it does not make economic sense to not do something if feasible.

There are reasons why manufacturers advise otherise and when building a quality product it is ill advised to go against what they state.

[Powertec]

I am looking at advances electrical engineering 2009 right now and they are miss quoting you.

Just saying what our engineering book says.

[Powertec]

Just trying to say you might want to check into other manufacturers for cheaper, but just as good tolerances if not better.

Advance is far from the best manufacturer.

[Aqua-Digital]

Not quite sure why the head of technical in would miss quote but makes no odds really, the fauna lamp will run with 2 tubes on one ballast as this also ties in with the other electonics that are incorporated.

We have checked with other manufacturers also, the ballast to be used is NOT Advance

Hope that helps

[Aqua-Digital]

Originally Posted by Aqua-Digital

OK new information -

lamps will come with control module so there will be only one power line coming out of the module, unlike other Fixtures that have 2 or more and maybe a DC line also

ALL lamps will come with LED moon lights installed, when the lamps go off the moon lights come on.

Dimming - To begin with 24w 39w and 54w will be made available in dimming, the dimming will be controlled by GHL ProfiLux, the ProfiLux simply plugs into the control module of the lamp fixture. 80w dimming will follow on possibly in February

The fixtures will be slightly wider than originally planned to incorporate the latest additions

Later next year there will be further advances in the dimming options

Availability - orders can be taken from late December for first wave shipping in late january, from then on there will be steady supply.

Thats it for now but i am sure you will agree this fixture is turning out to be hard to beat

If you have any questions on the above latest info let me know