![]() DE Full spectrum lamps have the same full spectrum when they are dialed down and when they are on overdrive. The whole thing that has blown over your head is that you are missing the critical part of the whole thing. I think I'm just going to get 2 600w ballasts and be able to upgrade to DE if I decide to go that route. ![]() Hope this helps answer your question! SolisTek Staff This is due to our lamps (pulse start) and ballasts being tuned for the same operating frequency thus resulting in higher efficiency, performance, and longevity. If you are using our ballast and lamp you can dim the lamp down without sacrificing any spectralshift, unfortunately we cannot guarantee that with any other combination but our own. When a 1000w ballast is changed to the 600w or 400w setting it does not step down the operational lamp voltage, this goes across the board for all ballasts and lamps as that's how they were designed. 600w/400w lamps/ballasts were designed with an operation voltage of 125v to the lamp. While you may operate a 600w lamp on the 1000w ballast on the 600w setting, the voltage differences would play more of a role in accelerated degradation as compared to wattage differences.Īll 1000w lamps/ballasts were created with a operational voltage of 250v to the lamp (this is the output power from the ballast, not input power). In this case dimming down a 1000w lamp to600w/400w would be more efficient choice as the lamp would be driven by the same output voltage even though it is being under driven by wattage. We believe in letting the customers know the pros and cons of dimming as they are there for luxury and convenience but not true efficiency. Since I wasn't sure if this was a good idea, I emailed ST and this is the repy I got (just got this today) On the issue of dimming, I considered buying 2 ST 1000w ballasts and running 600w lamps on the 600w setting. The ST ballasts will also allow me to upgrade to 600w DE if I decide to go that route. 2 600's will do a much better job for my space. I'm currently still running 2 400w CMH bulbs in magnetic ballasts and it's really not getting the job done. Only rush hour and only in main streets, rest of them are fine.I've been looking for a couple of 600w ballasts myself and have done a LOT of reading, other than the one post above, I can't find anyone saying anything bad about the Solis Tek ballasts. Traffic could get a bit hairy for people coming in/leaving macdill base. Most food places are on major N/S streets and you can find a great little gems, however was majority of them is north of Gandy (which is about 5 minutes away). Inner streets betwen macdill/dale mabry/westshore are quiet and idle. The area in general is pretty safe, a bit higher crime statistic around port tampa area (SW circle) but not bad. Alternatively, you can send them to private school.ĭale Mabry is a bit commercialized with somewhat iffy apartment complexes but i would avoid living there due to traffic noise (busy street). If you spend some time with the kids going over their course material they will be just fine. Robinson isn't as good as Plant but it's not that terrible. Green areas are very nice, blue ones to avoid, rest of them is average. DARK MODE NORMAL THEME OFFICIAL CITY WEBSITE Tampa Meetup Calendar & Social Links
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