400wt MH M-59 ballasts

[kuatto]

Was at work today and they were takining down all the 400 and 1000wt mh down to replace with t8"s.I asked if I could have a couple of reflecters and ballasts,he said take as many as you want,they're going in the garbage.They can be wired for 120,277,and 347 volts.The problem is I cant remember what color is for the 120 :redface:

[Aquattro]

you should be able to find tha tinfo on the manufacturer's site. Or the sticker on the ballast.

[kuatto]

I found the diagram on the side of the ballast after I took it out of the housing,works fine.Did a test run in the garage with the bulb and even for a non-reef bulb,its still pretty white.I have 4 complete with ballast(in a housing with heat sink)sockets and bulbs(will have to pick up some 10k's)and reflectors.
Hmmm,maybe I'll run 2 400's over my 54gal :razz: :mrgreen:

[Richer]

Tell me you got more than just four of them! :mrgreen:

-Richer

[kuatto]

4 was all I could fit in my buddies trunk :frown: There was about 20 complete units,both 400 and 1000watts already taken down,still about 50 more units.I'm going back Monday morning to finish takeing down tables and chairs from a charity race/breakfast,so if I can get more,I'll grab more for sure.

[muck]

Good score there Jim. Bet there going to make your tanks look mighty fine. :biggrin:

[kuatto]

If I had my van,I could have taken at least 12 of the 400 watts.I wonder if 400 wt 10k over the 115 which is 36x24x30.5 is too much?Anyone running a 400 over a tall tank?

[Richer]

Anyway you can get your boss to hold the stuff over until Tuesday? I'm free Tuesday mornings... I can bring my suv :mrgreen:
Or maybe Monday night? Free ballasts and reflectors! Who can let that slip by!?

-Richer

[mr_alberta]

Sweet, grab me some too! :mrgreen:

[kuatto]

I re-assembled the unit and remote wired the ballast.Tried the pendant above the 20gal,first horizontally and then verticle.Much better colr when verticle(still not a 10k,but not bad)Will have to see what a proper 10k will look like when mounted horizontally above the tank.

[Skimmerking]

he ythere
jim i'm im telling on you..



:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[kuatto]

:eek: ....I..ahh..found them..yea..found them :grab:

Belive it or not they were free :cool: and there are lots more,unless someone else snaps them up before I get a chance to on Monday or Tuesday.

[Buccaneer]

Can you hold onto 4 of the ( 400W ) for me ? ... next time there is a road trip to Edmonton or if someone is coming down to Calgary I can grab them ... hope you would not mind storing them till then.

[kuatto]

Anyone have a 10k 400 I could try for comparison?

[dbdavid]

Hi Jim, I have a Sun Aquatics 400w 10K that you can borrow.

PM me

Dave

[kuatto]

I have about 10 400wt magnetic ballasts that need caps(the guy salvaged them for the metal :frown: )If you can find caps for them,then help yourself :smile: I have the cases for them as well.
I'm working on several units complete with case,socket,and cords(just have to buy a few more rolls of power cord and plugs.Will try to get pics of the complete units soon.

[vanreefer]

Hey Jim,
If you got a bunch of them sitting around I would gladly pay shipping + ? for 2 400w ballasts. let me know
Thanks

Dano