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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13077455#post13077455 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jim_S
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I picked up some ballasts from Jeremy a couple weeks back. Just got around to installing them this afternoon. Thanks for the killer deal Jt!!!! PM inbound shortly
No sweat buddy! Glad to find them a good home. I swear, trying to keep up with your tidy wiring job is gonna be tough. I haven't even gotten around to any of that yet, at least not the under the tank wires. My canopy wiring isn't half bad at least.
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Yeah, I'm gonna be super stoked!
Victor is in Cabo for the next week, but he said when he gets back, the next shipment should be arriving. Its scheduled for the week of the 11th.
Jt, the wiring is just as easy as the plumbing
Just plan it out ahead if time I still don't know how I'm gonna get my VHO's to look this clean....
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13077855#post13077855 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
Thanks bro, I just put the Nikon away
Jeremy is coming by tomorrow to check on his chalice frags. Oh yeah, he wants to see the joc too
That and I haven't seen Emma in awhile.:lol:
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So, after some deliberation with Jeremy this afternoon, I've decided to replumb my return section to make some more room. Thanks for stopping by man, and thanks for the advice!! I will take it all into consideration
Meanwhile, my bulbs are now not looking right. 2 of them look like 10k's and one looks like a 20k. I tried to remount the socket so that the bulb "nipples" all lined up properly, but that was no help.
Does anyone have any suggestions??
Meanwhile, my bulbs are now not looking right. 2 of them look like 10k's and one looks like a 20k. I tried to remount the socket so that the bulb "nipples" all lined up properly, but that was no help.
Does anyone have any suggestions??
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Good to see you today Jim. So what happened when you threw the single ballast on one of those lights? Still the same 10kish look?
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OK, next test, swap one of the 10kish looking bulbs out with the blue looking one and see what happens on each side.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13083384#post13083384 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jim_S
Okay, just swapped'em. The color is definitely following the bulb. So the bulbs are acting funny. I'm not sure if they'll just break in, or what
Well, good to know it's the bulbs and not the ballasts nor electrical lines. Were you using the same bulbs before or are these new? Doesn't really matter I guess, as I'm now out of ideas.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13083438#post13083438 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jim_S
:lol:
Yeah, me too.
Yup, they are the same bulbs as I was using before.
Oh well. I'll just see how they turn out. Maybe they'll all even out in color over time
It seems as though 2 of the 3 ballasts may have been pushing the bulbs harder, shortening their life expectancy, while the 3rd did not. Now that the electronic ballasts are there, they're not getting that extra wattage to maintain the color. You may be getting bulbs as soon as the paycheck allows.
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Umm, I could make a suggestion.
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Well, seeing as how Mark, myself, and even Davey are all using Radium 20k's, that might give you an idea. Tim is bucking the trend, but he's always been a little odd.:lol:
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