hyperfocal
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Who told you that you had to cut the ballast cables down to a foot? That's completely false, at least from an electrical point of view (maybe they didn't want you tripping over long loops of cable on the floor..?)
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11197564#post11197564 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Just Jim
cool, any pics of the ballast positioning? I was told to cut the white cord that came with it down to 1'. So I'm not going to have a lot of slack to run into my "fish room".
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11197226#post11197226 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JRaquatics
You can mount them by a 2x6 or 1x4. then hang the board with eyescrews. to hang the board you can use the dropceiling hangers with aviation cable or decorative chain.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11198916#post11198916 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by speedstar
I run M135 ballast that are 20ft from the bulb and have no problems ever with bulb fire.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11197959#post11197959 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bubbletip2
The recommendation from the manufacturer is to keep the total length of the cable around 8 - 9 ft in order to reduce signal loss when the ballast fires up the bulb initially. The manufacturer has found that a 16ft total cable length can make it difficult for the ballast to fire the bulb properly.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11207472#post11207472 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drudude
how about an reeflux 12k 175? have you seen wha tthat looks like?
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11206848#post11206848 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rickyb
It would make more sence if the manufacturer makes the lenght of the ballast cable according to their own especifications. If they know this already why are they selling it with the extra lenght?
Great job guys! Thank you for sharing.