Correct MH Ballast?

[nleong]

erm... did i get the right ballast ?

[Tanzy]

Looks OK, more importantly, where's your ignitor and capacitor?

[nleong]

i didn't post them. capacitor is 30uf. Ignitor is for 70-400W.

so this ballast correct ah. then connect the live wire to left or right of the connector huh ? no indication on the ballast.

[dersuz]

so this ballast correct ah. then connect the live wire to left or right of the connector huh ? no indication on the ballast.

You might need to check with your supplier.

[edwincis]

How much did you pay for ther ballast? Thinking of making one too.

[robe]

Nleong,

You might want to double check as it says HPMV-MH. Thry to double confirm as HPMV might mean high pressure mercury vapor - can still be considered as metal halide but not suitable for BLV MH bulbs. MH ballast are similar to HPS or high pressure sodium and is the right ballast. HPS ballast and MH uses the same ballast type.

Mercury vapor ballasts can drive the Iwasaki 6500K SE bulbs and can also run those German MH may not give the correct spectrum and lumens.

Robe

[nleong]

the thing I'm concern is. Will it explode on me ?

thanks! If it doesnt explode on me, i might just keep it for use instead of selling to those who run Saki.

[Tanzy]

Don't worry, it won't explode, but as robe says it might not give the correct colour due to the difference in voltage.

[nleong]

Thanks Tanzy