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12/03/2007, 04:57 PM
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T5 ballast question
Hey guys...
Checking out lighting options and was wondering if one of you DIY masters could tell me the numerical code that is used for aquarium T5´s? There's F28T5, F13T5, F14T5, F28T5, etc etc (http://www.ballastwise.com/category.asp?FID=15&level=1) TIA
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12/04/2007, 01:53 AM
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The two numbers immediately after the F is the wattage of the bulb.
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12/04/2007, 09:25 AM
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However, the 24" T5, if I'm correct, is 24W, and there are no matching ballasts on that page that I linked to, i.e. no F24T5... There is also no 39W ballast. Really, there are no ballasts that correspond to T5 bulb wattage
 Are you sure abou this? Or can I just go with the closest wattage ballast that is over my requirement? TIA!
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12/04/2007, 01:43 PM
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The DXE239HO5 ballast on that page fires 2 X F39T5HO and F24T5HO. That's really the only one. The 54w ballasts fire only F54T5HO (and seemingly 55w and 36w PC tubes). The rest of the ballasts are all NO T5s.
Eric
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