S400DD on and off? - Page 2

milihpen · 12th February 2006, 05:25 AM

You can get a core and coil ballast on Ebay for the Ushio for $30. I did it, and it came incredibly quickly. It was a snap to wire (although mounting it in my setup took me a bit, not to mention it weights 16 lbs), makes almost no noise (with any fan, you can't hear it, when I had my fan off, I believe I could hear the ballast from about 2 feet away, no farther, and I have great hearing), and most of all, works with the Ushio. That said, the downside of it is that if Ushio discontinues the S400DD, I might have no lamp alternatives (I personally don't know of any other metal halide retrofits that are inexpensive and of the type we want), and would be forced to go with HPS (no chance) or buy a new ballast. That said, if Ushio really were to discontinue the S400DD, I would be down only the price of the ballast, $30.

Weigh the options.

Clinton · 18th February 2006, 06:03 AM

If your going to keep the lamp and sell the ballast i would be interested in the ballast. What part of Canada are you form?
By the way i don't think Ushio is discontinuing the bulb they just redesigned it. The new design is about 2cm longer which seems to be the only difference.

Clinton

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12th February 2006, 05:25 AM	#11
milihpen diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA	You can get a core and coil ballast on Ebay for the Ushio for $30. I did it, and it came incredibly quickly. It was a snap to wire (although mounting it in my setup took me a bit, not to mention it weights 16 lbs), makes almost no noise (with any fan, you can't hear it, when I had my fan off, I believe I could hear the ballast from about 2 feet away, no farther, and I have great hearing), and most of all, works with the Ushio. That said, the downside of it is that if Ushio discontinues the S400DD, I might have no lamp alternatives (I personally don't know of any other metal halide retrofits that are inexpensive and of the type we want), and would be forced to go with HPS (no chance) or buy a new ballast. That said, if Ushio really were to discontinue the S400DD, I would be down only the price of the ballast, $30. Weigh the options.

18th February 2006, 06:03 AM	#12
Clinton diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Edmonton	If your going to keep the lamp and sell the ballast i would be interested in the ballast. What part of Canada are you form? By the way i don't think Ushio is discontinuing the bulb they just redesigned it. The new design is about 2cm longer which seems to be the only difference. Clinton

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