Nanolux ballasts

[KAPOW]

Is anyone using the Nanolux range of ballasts. I'm looking at upgrading from magnetic to digital & need some advice. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[pegz]

What do you need to know?

[mastertig]

i got a lumatek ballast

does both 400w aND 600w an has super lumens for both bulbs

havent used a nanolux myself

waiting for electricity bill to see how much it saves vs magnetic

[billygoat]

If a digi ballast runs at the same watts, how would it use less power ?

[mastertig]

different initial pull of power

diff level of running power

[billygoat]

Hmmm ok, i dont really understand how it could be significantly different... Im starting to like the look of the 315w phillips...

[Naycha]

If a digi ballast runs at the same watts, how would it use less power ?

 

Ballasts use more power than the wattage of the globe, my 600W growlush digital ballast used between 620-630W from memory. I used one of those things you plug your appliances in to measure how much power they are using.

 

Digital ballasts are also more efficient owing to the fact that they operate at a much higher frequency to magnetic ballasts 28,800-71,000Hz (depending on manufacturer) compared to magnetic ballasts that operate at 50Hz.

 

Naycha

[billygoat]

Fair enough, but what cost per hour would the difference be ?

[KAPOW]

What do you need to know?

I wanted to know if they have had to take one back. If they had trouble with any over heating problems & just how they thought it went compared to their last ballast. I've seen them going cheap on ebay for $170

[pegz]

I wanted to know if they have had to take one back. If they had trouble with any over heating problems & just how they thought it went compared to their last ballast. I've seen them going cheap on ebay for $170

 

Haven't had any problems with a 600w digital one, it sits on the floor at room temp so no heat issues, haven't had any other digital ballasts.