I need the help of an electrician :)

"Roy" wrote in message ...
It will work, however it may not provide optimol results that would
have been provided by a matched bulb / ballast combo. I know that I
tried to drive a bulb with a lesser ballast, and while it did light up
the bulb, it was a far cry from what it should have been. I
evenetually got a replacement ballast and hooked it up and it was a
vast difference, and were only talking about 3 or 4 watts in the
difference in regards to output rating.

Yes, you are correct, and in this case 30W ballast would do better
than a 25W one, but I understand the OP is on a budget and he
already has 25W ballast available to be used, not considering
a purchase of such...
It is always best to match bulb and ballast for optimum and safe results.

you guys realize you repeated what I already posted?


On Sun, 9 Apr 2006 11:14:05 -0500, "Pszemol"
wrote:

"Roy" wrote in message ...
It will work, however it may not provide optimol results that would
have been provided by a matched bulb / ballast combo. I know that I
tried to drive a bulb with a lesser ballast, and while it did light up
the bulb, it was a far cry from what it should have been. I
evenetually got a replacement ballast and hooked it up and it was a
vast difference, and were only talking about 3 or 4 watts in the
difference in regards to output rating.

Yes, you are correct, and in this case 30W ballast would do better
than a 25W one, but I understand the OP is on a budget and he
already has 25W ballast available to be used, not considering
a purchase of such...
It is always best to match bulb and ballast for optimum and safe results.

PinkReefer wrote:
Thanks Wayne, Another Q: do you think that I might be able to find the
correct ballast at someplace like Radioshack?

No, but an electrical supply shop will be able to sell you one.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.