VHO setup with workhorse ballast

spikehs · #1 03-27-2004, 04:59 PM

Just wondering if anyone knows the approx. cost of how much it would cost to set up 2 95w VHO's with a workhorse ballast. Thanks.

Sean

StirCrazy · #2 03-27-2004, 07:48 PM

about 150.00

Steve

EmilyB · #3 03-27-2004, 08:43 PM

You need two ballasts right ?

Old Guy · #4 03-27-2004, 11:45 PM

I have 2 95watts running from 1 workhorse 7. Works fine.

Jeff

golden69_ca · #5 03-27-2004, 11:57 PM

only one ballast is needed . try to get a standard product ballast i find they work alittle better than the workhouse .

IluvHockey · #6 04-06-2004, 06:30 AM

Can you run two 46.5 inch 110 watts VHO bulbs on the workhorse 7 ballasts??? Or is this load too much of a strain on the ballast.? Don't want anything to catch on fire.

ronricco · #7 04-06-2004, 08:38 AM

I"ve had two 110's running of a workhorse 7 for 4 months now. No fire yet!

IluvHockey · #8 04-07-2004, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ronricco

I"ve had two 110's running of a workhorse 7 for 4 months now. No fire yet!

I was thinking of using the waterproof ice cap ends. But I think Brad (reef_raf) had his end caps catch on fire. The ends were getting too hot. I was just going to us 36" 95 watt VHO to be safe. can anyone comment.

Old Guy · #9 04-07-2004, 01:48 AM

I'm running 2 x 95watt from a workhorse 7 with the icecap waterproof endcaps. No problems so far in the last 20 months. The ballast does gets warm though so I have it raised off the back of my canopy using some leftover eheim noodles from my freshie days. No problems whatsoever.

StirCrazy · #10 04-07-2004, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by IluvHockey

But I think Brad (reef_raf) had his end caps catch on fire. The ends were getting too hot. I was just going to us 36" 95 watt VHO to be safe. can anyone comment.

yes he did and we found the problem that caused it. I believe he is still running only 2 wires for each bulb now though. I am still running two bulbs in series with no problems for over 2 years now.

two 48" tubes is the max you can do with the WH7 in series. yes it will decrease the on/off cycles a little and if you use all 4 wires like myself probably more. But mine have turned on and off once a day for over two years (well one of them... I broke the other and had to change it

) also remember the workhorse is mostly used for situations where they are cycling on off several times a day and they don't nessasarly understand that a reduced on/off cycle number doesent affect us as much as if it was used for a light in a freezer or such.

Steve