ARO electronic halide ballasts?

[xraydoc]

Anyone have information on these ballasts? Sanjay really doesn't seem to test this ballast and I am not sure why. Do people feel they are inferior to...say the EVC ballasts. Reason I would like to know is that I am considering hellolights dual DE/T5 retrofit kit for my 90 with the Phoenix 14k bulbs. The EVC PPFD values are only inferior to the PFO HQI ballast (which I would rather not buy) and I am wondering if the ARO ballasts supplied with the retrofit produce numbers similar to EVC.

[xraydoc]

anyone?

[rich415]

I have no other experiences with other ballasts or bulbs but I have an ARO ballast (150 watt) and ran it with a Phoenix 14K bulb. It came out really blue. I actually had to use some 10k CF bulbs to even out the color. I was never really satisfied with that bulb/ballast combo. I'm actually re-setting up that system and am researching what bulb I'm going to buy.

[Mikigo]

they are very similar to ice cap e ballast.

[Racing1]

I have had the aro ballasts to run vho's and they work great. I would think the MH ballast wold be just fine.

[GQuinn]

I have two of the 150/175 watt Aro ballast running my Ushio 14k 150 watt bulbs for over a year and they do a great job.

Gary

[Flint&Eric]

is ARO short for aromat made by phillips?

[Blazer88]

I've been running a 250W ARO ballast for my MH well over two years now without any issues. I've used it with 14K Hamilton and 12K reeflux bulbs.

[bcobra]

I heard that they were made by the same people that makes the old ice cap and painted black.

[Badgerman]

I have a 250 watt ARO ballast, very good ballast imo, firing a hellolights DE retro kit. Great kit, great ballast.