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09-08-2011, 01:49 AM
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MH Ballast Problem
Good day everyone, I hope someone can help me with this problem. I have a 250W MH lighting unit, not sure of the brand but it looks like corallife, the ballast started making noise and wasn't able to turn the light on, so I ordered a new one online and when it came in and plugged it in, my GFCI circuit tripped. So I started looking for the cause and I found that on the output plug it says 125V 13A, but on my lighting unit plug it says 125v 10A. I never new that there could be different output amps for the same wattage ballast. so does anyone know where I can get a ballast with 125v and 10A output or if there is a way to modify the new one. Thank you.
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230G, 3 X 250w MH , 4x 39w t5 , about 200lbs of LR, 2" of LS bed, 2 maroon clowns hosting a RLTA, 1 regal tang and 1 yellow tang, 1 blonde neso tang, 1 coral beauty, 2 scunk clowns hosting a GBTA, 1 midas blenny, and a mandarin gopy, 6 blue green chromis and 1 six line wrass. 
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09-08-2011, 07:21 AM
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bump
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230G, 3 X 250w MH , 4x 39w t5 , about 200lbs of LR, 2" of LS bed, 2 maroon clowns hosting a RLTA, 1 regal tang and 1 yellow tang, 1 blonde neso tang, 1 coral beauty, 2 scunk clowns hosting a GBTA, 1 midas blenny, and a mandarin gopy, 6 blue green chromis and 1 six line wrass.
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09-09-2011, 06:19 PM
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$40
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#4
09-09-2011, 06:25 PM
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what's for $40?
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230G, 3 X 250w MH , 4x 39w t5 , about 200lbs of LR, 2" of LS bed, 2 maroon clowns hosting a RLTA, 1 regal tang and 1 yellow tang, 1 blonde neso tang, 1 coral beauty, 2 scunk clowns hosting a GBTA, 1 midas blenny, and a mandarin gopy, 6 blue green chromis and 1 six line wrass.
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#5
09-09-2011, 06:30 PM
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It shouldnt matter what the amps are on the ballast or cord. A 250w MH is only 2 amps at 125v + ballast factor. Thats just what the cord is rated for (10a or 13a). Sounds to me like something is not wired right. I had a coralife ballast ordered in for me that hummed like mad brand new. I would look for new ballasts all together. You would be amazed at the better light output if you put a galexy, icecap, vertex etc on your fixture. I swithched from coarlife ballasts to PFO and blew my mind how much differance there was between the 2. Is it the 3 prong "computer" style end? Edit: was it a vendor or just some guy that you bought the new one from?
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09-09-2011, 09:36 PM
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it is a 3 prong plug and I bought it brand new from a vendour on ebay, he is located in Hamilton Ontario.
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230G, 3 X 250w MH , 4x 39w t5 , about 200lbs of LR, 2" of LS bed, 2 maroon clowns hosting a RLTA, 1 regal tang and 1 yellow tang, 1 blonde neso tang, 1 coral beauty, 2 scunk clowns hosting a GBTA, 1 midas blenny, and a mandarin gopy, 6 blue green chromis and 1 six line wrass.
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09-09-2011, 09:53 PM
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I have to pay for shipping plus 20% restocking fee
 I am thinking if I can build a small circuit to lower the amp or I might sell it, not sure yet.
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230G, 3 X 250w MH , 4x 39w t5 , about 200lbs of LR, 2" of LS bed, 2 maroon clowns hosting a RLTA, 1 regal tang and 1 yellow tang, 1 blonde neso tang, 1 coral beauty, 2 scunk clowns hosting a GBTA, 1 midas blenny, and a mandarin gopy, 6 blue green chromis and 1 six line wrass.
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