Lumatek ballast

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those are the same ballasts,the price is less but the shipping is higher,I don't know about the vendor that Amazon is dealing with there but Marine Depot is an authorized Lumatek dealer so they can deal with warranty issues first hand if you purchase from them,but that is a great price that link and Lumatek ballasts are excellent.......here they are at MD

http://www.marinedepot.com/Lumatek_400W_120_240V_Dimmable_Multi_Wattage_(250W_400W)_Ballast_400_Watt_Metal_Halide_Ballasts-Lumatek-LK1235-FILTACBAMHFH-vi.html
 
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Want mine?.Unfortunately I have years of experience running Lumateks.(with proper rated Ushio or Hortilux HPS bulbs)and I honestly cant stress enough how terrible these ballasts are. I had 8 of them running simultaneously at one point and they all burnt out within about two years.One of them mightve lasted three years.Theyve earned themselves a reputation and are considered somewhat of a joke on the grow forums-Id say the equivalent in this hobby would be purchasing an Eco Aqualizer for your reeftank.The two I have pictured are the ones I have left,the other 6 I gave to a friend who is an electrician who fixed them. Since switching to Phantoms a few years ago, Ive never had a single issue and have heard the same from others who run them.Just my 0.2: 8 ballasts later.Btw,seriously, you can have my Lumateks if you know someone who will fix them.
 

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We purchased our last two from growwurks

They were the cheapest by far even with shipping and we were pleasantly surprised when they showed up 3 days after we placed the order.
 
that's the first bad review I've seen about 'em.....I'm using 4 of them and am well pleased,3 for over 2 years,1 for about 4 years,1 of the first 2 that I bought burned out after about 1.5 years but was quickly replaced free of charge by the 3 year warranty,it is now over 2 years old
 
That is also the first bad review ive heard. Ive been looking at these and reading reviews for the past week. Anybody else have a problem with these?
 

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