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A 600 Watt Lumatek Dual E-ballast, or 2 lumatek 600 watt E-ballast.
Hey Pepper, I see that you've also seen the misinformation about the 240/120 electric usage. Unless using 3-Phase devices, wattage is wattage. If you use 600 watts of bulb, it will draw 600 watts of power. If you run two bulbs that each use 600 watts of power, then they will cost you 1200 watts worth of power consumption. There is no escaping that fact. It makes no difference what you route it through.Pepper said:I have my eye on that same piece lol, Id get the single ballast dual 600w if I were you. I don't know if you know this but that unit does not work on 120, its 240 ONLY, but you get to run 2 600w for the same amp draw of 1 600w on 120 and all on the same ballast its great. If you do not have 240 then you will need to buy 2 separate 600w ballast that run on 120.
StoneyBud said:There is a large difference in how digital and analog ballasts work, but both draw from the source in amounts equal to usage.
The usage is at the bulb, not the ballast.
Wire size. The 240 wiring is heavier and will run longer and safer than the same amount of power used on a 120 line. More power can be used from the same line, thus enabling you to run more lights per/line.monkeybusiness said:So what is the benefit of using 240 instead of 120 to power the ballast/light?
Mine runs on both
In electronics, anytime you can ditch some heat, it's a good thing and almost always a money saving thing. The difference at a household level would be pretty small. A couple of bucks maybe, if that.monkeybusiness said:wow, fantastic info.
Thanks a ton Stoney!
So, no money difference in running 240 instead of 120?
I have noticed my electronic ballast seems to run much cooler on 240 than 120.
StoneyBud said:Hey Pepper, I see that you've also seen the misinformation about the 240/120 electric usage. Unless using 3-Phase devices, wattage is wattage. If you use 600 watts of bulb, it will draw 600 watts of power. If you run two bulbs that each use 600 watts of power, then they will cost you 1200 watts worth of power consumption. There is no escaping that fact. It makes no difference what you route it through.
There is a large difference in how digital and analog ballasts work, but both draw from the source in amounts equal to usage.
The usage is at the bulb, not the ballast.
Don't feel bad man. This misconception is RAMPANT on the Internet. I've run into it dozens of times and several time here on MP.
As far as using a dual ballast or two singles.... the expression "putting all your eggs into one basket" comes to mind.
If you have a backup dual ballast, then that would minimize the risk of catastrophic failure.
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