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paulywog0667 · February 13, 2015

I was just looking at the same system on amazon the other day. Right now I just have a mirage of an old t5, an old 150 halide and a China import 55-3watt LED. I am ordering bulbs for the halide and t5 next week. Then one day I will either take the LED apart to see if I can change the spectrums on the diodes or what. All my bulbs are 10,000k and above. So after new bulbs, I'll look into a 400-1000watter like the one your looking at. I would just say check with the seller, to be sure the ballast is digital and efficient. Pretty sure a tight(fast) PWM will give the best consistant current. I think the slower PWMs are what knock bulbs out prematurely. Not 100% possitive though.

February 13, 2015	#27
paulywog0667 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Ohio Posts: 20	I was just looking at the same system on amazon the other day. Right now I just have a mirage of an old t5, an old 150 halide and a China import 55-3watt LED. I am ordering bulbs for the halide and t5 next week. Then one day I will either take the LED apart to see if I can change the spectrums on the diodes or what. All my bulbs are 10,000k and above. So after new bulbs, I'll look into a 400-1000watter like the one your looking at. I would just say check with the seller, to be sure the ballast is digital and efficient. Pretty sure a tight(fast) PWM will give the best consistant current. I think the slower PWMs are what knock bulbs out prematurely. Not 100% possitive though.