Is this too good to be true?

[Mort]

You know how the saying goes. If you think it's too good to be true it
probably is.

Please take a second to check out this link...

http://www.cooltouchlighting.com/product_info.asp?dbid=431

Is this a good deal? Anyone have experience with them?

TIA

~Mort

[kim gross]

Mort wrote:
> You know how the saying goes. If you think it's too good to be true it
> probably is.
>
> Please take a second to check out this link...
>
> http://www.cooltouchlighting.com/product_info.asp?dbid=431
>
> Is this a good deal? Anyone have experience with them?
>
> TIA
>
> ~Mort
>
>
>
It is not a really bad deal, but I don't think it is that great. The
pendant is not much more than a normal reflector than a real pendant.

What exactly are you looking for? Do you want pendants or just a normal
retrofit kit?

Kim Gross

[Dragon Slayer]

thats a bit high for what your getting.

its a coil ballast and NO BULB.

you can get all of it and a bulb for about the same price.

kc

"Mort" > wrote in message
.com...
> You know how the saying goes. If you think it's too good to be true it
> probably is.
>
> Please take a second to check out this link...
>
> http://www.cooltouchlighting.com/product_info.asp?dbid=431
>
> Is this a good deal? Anyone have experience with them?
>
> TIA
>
> ~Mort
>
>
>

[Mort]

I did have my eye on this PFO ballast... http://tinylink.com/?hzkBvvNNBj

for $165 and it's a dual 400W ballast. The reflector/socket combos that I
like are about $45 ea...

http://tinylink.com/?j4nWZII33h

So I guess it works out to be the same.

For the bulbs, I am thinking the Hamilton 10000K but the only place I found
those was here...

http://www.coralreefecosystems.com/ltg_bulbs.asp#Metal%20Halide%20Bulbs

for $94 ea.

What kind of bulbs were you talking about kc and from where? Thanks

~Mort

"Dragon Slayer" > wrote in message
...
> thats a bit high for what your getting.
>
> its a coil ballast and NO BULB.
>
> you can get all of it and a bulb for about the same price.
>
> kc
>
> "Mort" > wrote in message
> .com...
> > You know how the saying goes. If you think it's too good to be true it
> > probably is.
> >
> > Please take a second to check out this link...
> >
> > http://www.cooltouchlighting.com/product_info.asp?dbid=431
> >
> > Is this a good deal? Anyone have experience with them?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > ~Mort
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Mort]

"kim gross" > wrote in message
...
> Mort wrote:
> > You know how the saying goes. If you think it's too good to be true it
> > probably is.
> >
> > Please take a second to check out this link...
> >
> > http://www.cooltouchlighting.com/product_info.asp?dbid=431
> >
> > Is this a good deal? Anyone have experience with them?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > ~Mort
> >
> >
> >
> It is not a really bad deal, but I don't think it is that great. The
> pendant is not much more than a normal reflector than a real pendant.
>
> What exactly are you looking for? Do you want pendants or just a normal
> retrofit kit?
>
> Kim Gross
>

I read up on it and I just kint find a retrofit kit with everything that I
like.
So, I was going to piece one together myself so I could have all the options
I wanted.

Plus, the reflectors in pendants seem to be a lot better than the ones with
the retrofit kits. From what I have read anyway. That PFO Optimal relector
that I mentioned in the other post is pretty good from what I have read.

~Mort

[Joe V.]

I purchased my lights from CoolTouch Lighting - they also sell on eBay, and
that's how I got into contact with them. They are based in Canada, and are
easy to get a hold of via phone.

One of the MH ballasts in the original shipment had problems, and they sent
a replacement which got crushed during delivery. It took awhile for them to
replace that, but they finally did.

My take on them is that they are a small company that has a lot of sales
based on the quality of their lights. My only concern is how they'll react
if I do have problems with their lights later ... since they are small, they
can't easily absorb replacement costs and support issues. I think there's a
1 year warranty, but it's not written down anywhere. So far, so good though.
I got MH w/ Ushio 10K bulbs & 2 VHO bulbs in a retrofit kit for <$500.

Hope that helps.

"Mort" > wrote in message
.com...
> You know how the saying goes. If you think it's too good to be true it
> probably is.
>
> Please take a second to check out this link...
>
> http://www.cooltouchlighting.com/product_info.asp?dbid=431
>
> Is this a good deal? Anyone have experience with them?
>
> TIA
>
> ~Mort
>
>
>