Are These Any Good - Galaxy Electronic ballasts

[JoelV]

Well I guess so eh... but I do have experiance with both Galaxy and lumatek.

[blaster]

hmmm i sold one to skimmin which was workin excellent,it was a dual 250 and its trippin his gfi.

[mark]

Originally Posted by blaster

hmmm i sold one to skimmin which was workin excellent,it was a dual 250 and its trippin his gfi.

might need a little clarification on the word "excellent"

[Doug]

Any chance its also on an AFCI, {arc fault}. Before putting in another circuit in my place, my halides would trip the arc fault breaker, everytime they fired.

On another note. I wonder if the Galaxy or Joel,s Lumatek would have the same am radio interference as my Icecaps did? And no matter the ideas to resolve it, nothing ever changed?

[Skimmin]

Yep not the gfi. When I hooked it up with out the gfi the lights would surge then make a shorting or zapping sound and then go out.

[mark]

skimmin, get your money back?

[blaster]

mind your own business,It'll be taken care of

[JoelV]

Originally Posted by Doug

Any chance its also on an AF CI, {arc fault}. Before putting in another circuit in my place, my halides would trip the arc fault breaker, everytime they fired.

On another note. I wonder if the Galaxy or Joel,s Lumatek would have the same am radio interference as my Icecaps did? And no matter the ideas to resolve it, nothing ever changed?

Lumatek now come with shielded lamp cords and components this has cut the RF interferance way back But there still is some traceable interferance if you get in close to the unit.

[Skimmin]

Hey blaster you have to understand... When anyone in the hobby I know asks me... How are the lights working you bought off the internet? What am I supposed to say?....' Oh they're working great'!?? No. What I say is... The pendants are great! BUT... The ballast doesn't work. I had to buy new ballasts because the Galaxy I bought from you didn't work. You told me you only had one bad experiance making a purchase over the internet, and I figured that it wouldn't happen to me when dealing with you. Anyways lets not ruin a good thread. From the research I did. The GALAXY ballasts should work out nicely. They're supposed to run efficiently, silent, they look nice and seem to get alot of great reviews. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one if I need one in the future. For now I'm using Hqi ballasts. Besides drawing 6.2 amps @120v they seem to work fine. The Galaxy dual 250w is only supposed to draw 4.17amps. I'm sure a Galaxy ballast would be a great choice.
P.s I know., I know, Buyer beware. I just couldn't help myself

[blaster]

Send the ballast back . You package it and i'll give you what a used ballast is worth.Brandnew i paid 200 so don't expect much back.27155 33rdave aldergrove,b.c v4w 3h6.Your the last guy i will ever ship too.thx for making that decision for me.