Current Outer Orbit ballast?

jhsu703 · Jul 22, 2009

Does anyone know the name of the ballast that comes with the stock current outer orbit ballast? (250watts DE X 4x24w fixture)

jhsu703 · Jul 22, 2009

no one knows?

revhtree · Jul 22, 2009

Sorry I have no idea, but BUMP for your thread!

seafansar · Jul 22, 2009

Mine doesn't really have a name on it. Just says current and has a model number. maybe this page will help: Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO | Current What's Next

gnoles · Jul 22, 2009

Sara beat me to it... surely someone has taken one of these apart by now.

seafansar · Jul 22, 2009

Haha...I like mine the way it is. I'm really surprised at how cool they stay. The fans in them work really well.

jhsu703 · Jul 24, 2009

hahah no one knows...crazy...ive been thinking about upgrading the ballast to a Lumatek Metal Halide Digital Ballasts...what do you guys think? From what ive read this ballast will increase your par by a great amount.

aerius007 · Jul 24, 2009

I'm reading along with this. I have a current 250w and would like to know what bulbs are good with these ballasts. And yes, mine runs super cool too.

jhsu703 · Jul 24, 2009

i recently got the phoenix 14k bulb with 2x blue plus and 2xaquablue special. The color combo makes the tank nice and white with a blue tint to it. Everything seems to pop really nice also.

jhsu703 · Jul 24, 2009

from what ive read if you run the phoenix bulb with a digital ballast itll give out more par and a nicer crisp white to it. So im trying to find what out what kind of electronic ballast does the current comes with. So i can decide to upgrade or not.