FYI - Never buy a trigger start ballast

[RedForeman ©®]

My little 10g hood went together just great, but I made a big mistake... I
got a trigger start ballast, which will come on with a simple plug in, but
when put on a timer, it won't ignite.... Come to find out there IS a
difference between trigger start and electronic ballast, but nobody at HD or
(b)lowe's could explain to my liking....

Is there anybody who DOES know??

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RedForeman ©®

[Harry Muscle]

"RedForeman ©®" > wrote in message
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> My little 10g hood went together just great, but I made a big mistake... I
> got a trigger start ballast, which will come on with a simple plug in, but
> when put on a timer, it won't ignite.... Come to find out there IS a
> difference between trigger start and electronic ballast, but nobody at HD
or
> (b)lowe's could explain to my liking....
>
> Is there anybody who DOES know??
>
> --
>
> RedForeman ©®
>
>
>
>
>
>

There's instructions on thekrib.com how to convert one of these to start
automatically, just dig around in the lighting section I believe and you
should find it.

Harry




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[RedForeman ©®]

THANK YOU Mr. Muscle... thank you very much... I will look into that..


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"Harry Muscle" > wrote in message
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> "RedForeman ©®" > wrote in message
> ...
> > My little 10g hood went together just great, but I made a big mistake...
I
> > got a trigger start ballast, which will come on with a simple plug in,
but
> > when put on a timer, it won't ignite.... Come to find out there IS a
> > difference between trigger start and electronic ballast, but nobody at
HD
> or
> > (b)lowe's could explain to my liking....
> >
> > Is there anybody who DOES know??
> >
> > --
> >
> > RedForeman ©®
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> There's instructions on thekrib.com how to convert one of these to start
> automatically, just dig around in the lighting section I believe and you
> should find it.
>
> Harry
>
>
>
>
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[RedForeman ©®]

I dont' have the mdl numbers, but realized after I had it wired up, it's a
trigger start... Plugged it into the wall, worked fine... Plugged it into a
timer, and it would work.... But... plug it into a surge strip, and it would
not work.... had a buddy come over and test it with an voltmeter, checked
out fine.. he just said, get another ballast and be done with it... so I
am... btw, this is a wooden canopy, no metal anywhere to ground to or be
electicuted from....

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"Dr. Know" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:00:08 -0500, "RedForeman ©®"
> > wrote:
>
> >My little 10g hood went together just great, but I made a big mistake...
I
> >got a trigger start ballast, which will come on with a simple plug in,
but
> >when put on a timer, it won't ignite.... Come to find out there IS a
> >difference between trigger start and electronic ballast, but nobody at HD
or
> >(b)lowe's could explain to my liking....
> >
> >Is there anybody who DOES know??
>
> Some REALLY cheap fixtures use a momentary contact in the on-off
> switch to provide start-up current to the filaments in the tube ends
> for ignition in lieu of a starter. Many circline magnifying desk
> lamps do this as well.
>
> But most Perfecto hoods for 10 gal aquariums use an FS-2 starter.
> That should work fine with a timer (mine does, anyway).
>
> I don't know what you are using - commercial fixture, ballast number,
> or anything else, so I can't be more detailed.
>
> Most Magnetic Ballasts require a ground plane behind the bulb for
> consistent firing. Is your ballast grounded to the ground plane
> behind the bulb? Do you have a starter installed?
>
> FWIW, Sylvania/OSRAM makes a line of QuickTronic Electronics ballasts
> that will fire a variety of bulbs. One Instant-Start ballast will run
> two to four tubes in the T-5 configuration, from F017 (24") all the
> way to F34 (48"). They are available at Lowes for under $20.00.
> There are several models, a two tube, a three tube, and a four tube
> version.
> I have only seen the 2 and 4 tube versions at Lowes. Home Despot does
> not carry them. I use them on my tanks, and they work great.
>
> FWIW,
> Greg
>