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Peak amps was 7.1, once it settled down 5 and change seems to be the number I'm remembering
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04-18-2009, 05:27 AM
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sounds a tiny bit high but now unreasonable, usaly they are around 400ish
Steve
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04-18-2009, 05:30 AM
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04-18-2009, 06:16 AM
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That's a bit high for an HQI ballast, but not ridiculous. Is it more than a few years old?
If you want to save some electricity at the cost of some PAR go with electronic ballasts which will draw as advertised. Electronics are also smaller, lighter, run cooler and silent but they do cost more.
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04-18-2009, 09:00 AM
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http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpo...ie/38/id53.htm
What does the capacitor do in the ballast circuit? The capacitor controls the power. Making the ballast more efficient (HPF). How do you know when the capacitor has gone bad? The lamp will not normally work if the ballast circuit is a CW or CWA. Testing is the only way to know when the capacitor has gone bad on HX-HPF and R ballast circuits. On HX-HPF and R the amp draw will almost double when the capacitor fails.
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