Distance from ballast to bulb

[JBIT]

How far away can I place my ballasts from my lights? I have a great spot for my MH ballasts but it is about 10 feet from my canopy, is this too far? Does light intensisty decrease the further away you place the ballasts?

[GH Sniper]

the amount of power transferred to the light will be decreased somewhat but it is so small that it would really hurt it. I got a retro kit that had the chords about 6 feet long !!

With that being said, you may get a hit because as distance increases there is more resistance.;)

Try it out if you have the time and setup for the light testing...

[PaulErik]

The maximum mounting distance depends on the lamp and ballast you are using. Here is a link to my web site http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/cambie/38/id33.htm Near the bottom of the page you’ll see the maximum mounting distance (lamp to ballast) for North American ballasts operating standard type MH lamps.

[JBIT]

PaulErik: Thanks for the info, and you have a GREAT site. It should be added to the references at the top of this forum.

[Triton_Z]

PaulErik,

Thanks for the excellent link. Just the kind of specific information i'd like to know for future projects.

Thanks.

DH