T5 ballast question

[Kernel Panic]

Are there any ballasts for the F80T5HO bulbs? I know one can use the ice caps, but I do not want to overdrive the bulbs. If there are none available to normally drive the bulbs, then I may end up going with F54T5HO bulbs.

 

[kakan]

These are the ballast that Sunlight supply uses in all there T-5 fixtures and reto kits. www.reefgeek.com/products/categories/lighting/104055.html

Icecap also makes a normal T-5HO ballast I think it was called Dynamic.

HTH
Kakan

 

[Kernel Panic]

Those ballasts on reefgeek are for the 54w bulbs. The SLS Tek 80w retrofit lists the Icecap 430 or 660 as the ballast. I looked on the Icecap website and there is no dedicated ballast for the 80w bulbs. Also no triad or ballastwise for the 80w.

Anyone else with thoughts?

 

[Bathypelagic]

Did you try aqualuxlighting. I believe they use the workhorse 7 to drive 2 of the 80 watts.

 

[Kernel Panic]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6998973#post6998973 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bathypelagic
Did you try aqualuxlighting. I believe they use the workhorse 7 to drive 2 of the 80 watts.

That looks better. Probably won't overdrive as much as the Icecap 430. I still wish there was a dedicated ballast for the 80w bulbs like for the 54w and 39w.

 

[horkn]

workhorse ballasts will run whatever you have for t5ho, and other bulbs.


even a w5 will run up to 120w of t5ho. there probably is a bulb number limit, regardless of total watts used, but one w7 will easily power 2 80w t5ho. theres i think 220w available.


and workhorse ballasts will not prematurely kill t5ho bulbs like some said here on RC..

i have 15 months on my w5 driven 3x39 t5ho retro. no dark circles at the ends of the bulbs yet

 

[Kernel Panic]

Thanks, I don't want to prematurely kill T5's on an Icecap. That's why I started this thread. It's good to know a workhorse will maintain bulb life.

 

[bassnman11]

Back a while there was a thread about T5 ballast test. Ice cap66 did produce a little more par, but used 3 times the electricity to do it. Go to the FULHAM website for wiring diagrams. A worke horse 5 can be wired to run almost any combination of bulbs up to its max capacity.