I dont know whos doing the testing but, Ive had three IceCap e-ballasts take a dump in the last two years... Cost me $65 each to have them repaired.
Wow what a string of bad luck. I bought my Icecaps after an exhaustive search for information about ballasts. Both on this forum and 2 others, after posting questions as to what ballast to buy, the overwhelming response was "Icecap". I found the price to be a bit prohibitive for me. I continued doing more research along the lines of Sanjay and other lighting reviewers to find that the Icecap line over drives bulbs using less electricity, always bringing back the best and most consistent reviews. Still wanting them but not being able to afford them I finally found a pair offered that were used. Used for about 2 years prior to me buying them. I have close to 2 more years on those same ballasts.