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Old 01-22-2003, 03:07 AM
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Okay so I've phoned around trying to find a price on these suckers, seems most places sell the 430 watt bulb and sell people 400 watt ballasts. I found one place that sells the 430 watt ballast but it is just over $200. I think it may just be easier on me to go with the standard MH ballast and a 10,000k Ushio bulb.
Am I getting ripped off here or does that sound about right?
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Old 01-22-2003, 03:08 AM
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you are getting ripped off.. the 430 watt sonagro should be about 100.00 or LESS.

I can get them for about 85.00 here in Victoria..

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Old 01-22-2003, 03:09 AM
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I paid $86, so I'd say ripped off.
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Where are you getting them??? Oppsssss my mistake Brite lite says $125 but that is just the ballast no capacitor etc.... still alot of $$
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Where are you calling around to? Try Albrite Lighting in Port Coquitlam. They're just off the Mary Hill By-Pass and have been real helpful to me.
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Al brite told me they don't carry the 430 watt ballast. I think it may be cheaper and easier just to go with the regular ballast and 10,000k bulbs, I'm either going with a single 400 watt or two 250s, I haven't decided yet, I guess I will decide on payday and see if I got paid for all my overtime or not.
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BriteLite told you $125 without the capacitor?? :? BriteLite told ME the whole kit-n-kaboodle for $85! Now I know for sure what I've always wondered, that BriteLite makes up a price when you ask them, and the price is subject to change depending on who you talk to, the mood they're in, the angle of the tangent from the crescent moon to the Saturn's second ring ....
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Talk to your local hydroponics shop. They ordered them in for me from someplace in Delta.
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Default Re: Son Agro ballasts

I just picked up 2 Son Agro 430 watt ballasts today. Cost was $74.00 a piece including ballast, ignitor, cap. I bought them at Commercial Lighting on Annacis Island. When I picked them up they said they had 20 in stock.

I have the contact person I dealt with if you want. let me know.


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Okay so I've phoned around trying to find a price on these suckers, seems most places sell the 430 watt bulb and sell people 400 watt ballasts.
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Thanks Bryan the local hydroponics shop gave me commercials phone number but my call got dropped and I forgot to call them back. $74 is a good price, thats the same price as MH everywhere else. Did that come with anything?
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