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Old 12/14/2007, 01:43 PM
db_triggerfish db_triggerfish is offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by ccoral
just reading the incoming wattage does not mean that all the power is going to the bulb.
Yes you may have 200 watts going in to the ballast but how much is acutually gong to the bulbs.
I agree the best way would be measure the par levels. But that would be true to all ballast MH included. It is overdriving them but by how much who knows? They get very hot fast.