NCsaltwater

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Thanks Kathy,

I did that last night and even tried the bulb with that ballast and boy the color was great, but a couple people have told me that I am over driving the bulb and will significantly reduce the bulbs life and even run the risk of the bulb exploding.

So, I wanted to check around and see what other thought or if others were running the same combination.
 

KathyC

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You are over-driving the lamp and that will shorten its life, but exploding is a bit of a stretch if you ask me.

Welcome to MR!!

Randy..I'm curious as to why that ballast would overdrive the bulbs if everything is rated for use with a 400w bulb? It is because they are SE's and not DE's?
 

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