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fizzle · #1 (**permalink**) 01-23-2007, 12:20 AM

Forgive me in advance if this is a rather silly question.

I have a 400 watt hps/mh ballast that came with a hood already installed:

I was planning on changing my current hood/lamp with a cooltube. Here is an image of the cool tube:

The place I bought it from claims it will be incompatible and I will have to buy a new ballast. I am wondering if this is in fact, fact. Or if it is just a liability type thing. I figured i would be able to cut the wires from my current lamp and install it into the new cool tube. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE before I spend money I don't have to!

KEEP IT GREEN!

#1 (permalink) 01-23-2007, 12:20 AM
fizzle got chronic? Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 18	Cool tube and ballast compatibility question Forgive me in advance if this is a rather silly question. I have a 400 watt hps/mh ballast that came with a hood already installed: I was planning on changing my current hood/lamp with a cooltube. Here is an image of the cool tube: The place I bought it from claims it will be incompatible and I will have to buy a new ballast. I am wondering if this is in fact, fact. Or if it is just a liability type thing. I figured i would be able to cut the wires from my current lamp and install it into the new cool tube. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE before I spend money I don't have to! KEEP IT GREEN! Last edited by fizzle; 01-23-2007 at 12:27 AM.