MH ballast... where to house?

[ervine]

Hi guys,

Regarding the ballast and ignitor for MHs, can I house them in one of those black hobby boxes from Sim Lim? What I'm afraid of is that the heat will melt the plastic box...

Also, where can I find those steel cables I see people using to hang their MH lights from the ceiling, and if they are metallic do I need to rust protect them?

Thanks a bunch!!

Ervine

[roidan]

sure melt the box..get metal box instead

[ervine]

hm.. So where can I get one of em metal boxes? SLT can find?

[CalciumReef]

No....you will not be able to find there...Theres a high chance you need to make one...i

[ervine]

MAKE a metal box?? Wah.... Must go back to secondary school look for my D&T teacher.. haha...

[reefer guy]

u need a gear box to house ur ballasts, capacitors, ignitors.... u can get them in electrical shops in kelantan lane

[CalciumReef]

Gear boxes are normally plastic ones....You can consider using a big one and then drill holes to let the heat escape...however it will look bulky...the only hot thing is the ballast anyway....

[reefer guy]

gearboxes ive seen down there are for industrial, steel/aluminium, not plastic...worth around $40 up....

[ervine]

Ouch... so ex? Hm.... okay I will look into it... thanks for the help guys!!

Oh what about the steel cables??