Will the Workhorse5 run.........

[KevinM]

Will it run a single 46.5" VHO tube? The specs say it's good for 128W, but I see conflicting answers in searching. The 328,592 wiring diagrams on Fulhams site are no help, either, because there are no lamp specs with any of the drawings.
I want my 2 VHO tubes to be independantly controlled.

Thanks
Kev

[grim]

Yes, but it is not recommended. It'll actually lead to shortened bulb life. With that, I run 2 110w VHOs on the WH5s.

Jim

[Tunjee]

Ya, you'd be overdriving the bulb. It would burn brighter and burn out faster.

[grim]

Actually, a WH5 will underdrive a VHO bulb. The shortened life is due to cathode deteriorating due to 'sputtering' from underdriving. I went back and forth between the tech guys at fulham on this. It's not recommended. Go with two WH7s instead, single bulb per ballast. The price difference is minimal. I'm doing it only because I had a few WH5s laying around.

jb

[Tunjee]

How many watts is your VHO KevinM.

[Tunjee]

Check this tread out for overdriving info.
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48133