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spikehs
03-27-2004, 04:59 PM
Just wondering if anyone knows the approx. cost of how much it would cost to set up 2 95w VHO's with a workhorse ballast. Thanks.

Sean
StirCrazy
03-27-2004, 07:48 PM
about 150.00

Steve
EmilyB
03-27-2004, 08:43 PM
You need two ballasts right ?
Old Guy
03-27-2004, 11:45 PM
I have 2 95watts running from 1 workhorse 7. Works fine.





Jeff
golden69_ca
03-27-2004, 11:57 PM
only one ballast is needed . try to get a standard product ballast i find they work alittle better than the workhouse .
IluvHockey
04-06-2004, 06:30 AM
Can you run two 46.5 inch 110 watts VHO bulbs on the workhorse 7 ballasts??? Or is this load too much of a strain on the ballast.? Don't want anything to catch on fire.
ronricco
04-06-2004, 08:38 AM
I"ve had two 110's running of a workhorse 7 for 4 months now. No fire yet!
IluvHockey
04-07-2004, 01:07 AM
I"ve had two 110's running of a workhorse 7 for 4 months now. No fire yet!

I was thinking of using the waterproof ice cap ends. But I think Brad (reef_raf) had his end caps catch on fire. The ends were getting too hot. I was just going to us 36" 95 watt VHO to be safe. can anyone comment.
Old Guy
04-07-2004, 01:48 AM
I'm running 2 x 95watt from a workhorse 7 with the icecap waterproof endcaps. No problems so far in the last 20 months. The ballast does gets warm though so I have it raised off the back of my canopy using some leftover eheim noodles from my freshie days. No problems whatsoever.
StirCrazy
04-07-2004, 02:59 AM
But I think Brad (reef_raf) had his end caps catch on fire. The ends were getting too hot. I was just going to us 36" 95 watt VHO to be safe. can anyone comment.

yes he did and we found the problem that caused it. I believe he is still running only 2 wires for each bulb now though. I am still running two bulbs in series with no problems for over 2 years now.

two 48" tubes is the max you can do with the WH7 in series. yes it will decrease the on/off cycles a little and if you use all 4 wires like myself probably more. But mine have turned on and off once a day for over two years (well one of them... I broke the other and had to change it :rolleyes: ) also remember the workhorse is mostly used for situations where they are cycling on off several times a day and they don't nessasarly understand that a reduced on/off cycle number doesent affect us as much as if it was used for a light in a freezer or such.

Steve