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Ram_Puppy
Fri, 28th Jan 2005, 01:24 AM
Hey all, I seem to remember a while back someone posted you could find a suitable ballast to drive metal halides at HD.

I was thinking about purchasing new guts for the 175 that went bad on me at home depot, and wondered if anyone knew what I should buy for 175 watter? The old innards have a big black box (i am assuming this is the tar ballast) and a white 'can' inside.

greasemonkey
Fri, 28th Jan 2005, 03:30 AM
Check out CED (Consolidated Electrical Dist.). They had the best prices out of the other elect. dist. in town. HD and Lowes didnt have the ballasts when I went to get mine.

Ping
Fri, 28th Jan 2005, 05:03 AM
This may be of some help

http://aquarium.union.rpi.edu/articles/DIY_MH.html

I am planning on building this in a couple of weeks.

Ram_Puppy
Fri, 28th Jan 2005, 05:52 AM
thanks guys, I will probably grab one today.