watchmego4it
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Anyone ever heard of such a device ??
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1000 watt switchable and dimmable ballast ? ?? Does it exist ?
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qupee
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Not sure what exactly you mean by switchable, but these are pretty fancy http://www.solis-tek.com/
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AlterEgo860
I think he ment MH and HPS.. and Dimmable all in one system.. no clue I am stuck with mags at the moment.
torqnstein
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I can run MH or HPS and can dim the bulb on my lumateks, 1000w. I think most electronic ballast can do that.
qupee
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$225 Solis Tek STK1000 http://www.amazon.com/Solis-Tek-1000-Digital-Ballast/dp/B004VWLS22
Runs 1kw, 600w, or 400w HPS or MH bulbs, will run a 1kw bulb at 1050w, 1kw, 600w, or 400w and will run a 600w bulb at 600w or 400w. (note that running a bulb lower than it's rated wattage has negative effects on color spectrum, life span, and of course it will be lower intensity).
5 year warranty, low defect rate, not the same chinese internals as nearly every other 1kw switchable, dimmable e-ballast on the market.
120v or 240v (both cords included), all the common safety features so it doesn't keep trying to drive a failed bulb, load-based ignition control (rather than random delay like the chinese models).
If you want a built in timer (that can control multiple ballasts) get the Matrix instead of the STK. Solis Tek's bulbs appear to be good and well priced, too.
I would get, and have gotten, a Solis Tek over a Lumatek et al. any day of the week. If you prefer the cheap Chinese models you may as well go straight to the source: http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/120v%2f240v-mh-%26-hps-e--ballast.html
Runs 1kw, 600w, or 400w HPS or MH bulbs, will run a 1kw bulb at 1050w, 1kw, 600w, or 400w and will run a 600w bulb at 600w or 400w. (note that running a bulb lower than it's rated wattage has negative effects on color spectrum, life span, and of course it will be lower intensity).
5 year warranty, low defect rate, not the same chinese internals as nearly every other 1kw switchable, dimmable e-ballast on the market.
120v or 240v (both cords included), all the common safety features so it doesn't keep trying to drive a failed bulb, load-based ignition control (rather than random delay like the chinese models).
If you want a built in timer (that can control multiple ballasts) get the Matrix instead of the STK. Solis Tek's bulbs appear to be good and well priced, too.
I would get, and have gotten, a Solis Tek over a Lumatek et al. any day of the week. If you prefer the cheap Chinese models you may as well go straight to the source: http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/120v%2f240v-mh-%26-hps-e--ballast.html
What would be the reason behind doing so? (Solis tek over lumatek)
There don't seem to be much difference between them both.
qupee
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Higher quality circuitry which gives lower rate of defects, more power efficient, lower harmonic distortion on the output waveform (easier on bulbs), boosted 1kw setting that's also easier on bulbs, smarter ignition control, and they are cheaper (albeit very slightly, STK1000 I can find for $225 shipped, Lumatek LK1000 the cheapest I see is $229).
Also, it's been a while since I ran a lumatek digi, but that sucker ran hot whereas the Solis is just warm.
If you shop around ballasts enough you'll notice there are a handful of brands that all have the same feature lists and look nearly identical aside from differences in color and sometimes slight differences in the heat sink design. They are all branded versions of the same core ballast electronics coming from China. Not to say everything from China is bad, but these are bargain basement boards with little R&D and plenty of defects. Solis Tek's design is theirs, no other brand uses the same internals, and after following them for at least a couple years now I've seen repeatedly that users are happy and users and sellers alike experience very few returns compared to Lumatek and the rest of the clones.
The one plus I can give to Lumatek et al. is that I can see the 750w setting being useful for dimming a 1kw bulb rather than only having the option of going from 1000w to 600w. But then of course, the Lumatek can't run 400w bulbs either. There is also a Lumatek LK1000AC which doesn't have the 750w setting but does have a 400w setting.
nachoconqueso
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Nope. No such thing. The technology is unknown to us at this point in time.
No such thing as a dimmable ballast
is that what your trying to say or are you on about the tech inside a solis tek?
Been eyeing Solis Tek ballasts, lately.. The Matrix, with the built in timer, seems like an excellent idea. No more running questionable timers! For $229 shipped, I'm leaning towards the Matrix 1000 as my next ballast purchase.
lumatek aircooled ballast, switchable bulbs, meaning it can strike a 400 a 600 or a actual 1000 watt bulb, plus the feature of dimmable, and super lumens. They are similar to quantum but a bit heavier and more rectangular, but i have been running a few and they been holding up so far.
nachoconqueso
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No such thing as a dimmable ballast
Yes exactly. This technology does not exist. The nazis once experimented with things like this and the consequences were devastating.
qupee
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Just FYI, the one for $229 is not the matrix. Same lamp driving tech but no built in timer.
Although, I just searched to see what the Matrix model goes for these days, and it looks like they can be had for $220 - http://www.amazon.com/Solis-Tek-EXCLUSIVE-Digital-Controller/dp/B0070193PU
Lol
sounds like the start of conspiracy theory, so all the digital dimmable ballast that have been on the market for some years now are incapable of dimming a bulb or strike up different wattage of bulbs?Any facts to back up this wild claim? Love to know what the davastating consequences where.
I dont think you can find a newer ballast that isnt switchable lol? Lumatek, Quantum, etc. are all dimmable and switchable except there is no switch
It detects the type of bulb and takes care of it for you so you dont forget to flip the setting. The quantum (as well as the others im sure) are the same with 240v and 120v as well. No dual outlets like the old magnetic ballasts. I have bad luck with them tho they always seem to pop the fuses a lot after about a year of use. To the point they were replaced with a good ol' magnetic ones.
It detects the type of bulb and takes care of it for you so you dont forget to flip the setting. The quantum (as well as the others im sure) are the same with 240v and 120v as well. No dual outlets like the old magnetic ballasts. I have bad luck with them tho they always seem to pop the fuses a lot after about a year of use. To the point they were replaced with a good ol' magnetic ones.nachoconqueso
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Lol
Any facts to back up this wild claim? Love to know what the davastating consequences where.
The ones you're using are just marketing and advertising gone wild. No real truth to these features available in any country as of right now except possibly in Japan. They have robots though. I'd expect those features to be somewhat available in a place that technologically advanced.
Ever heard of the holocaust and David Hasselhoff? Those are the kinds of devastating consequences we all know about, but what else? We'll never know.
Nacho, I think your queso had gone past its freshness date.
