Hello PGS gardeners and blog readers. How is your horticultural passion coming along? I hope with as much vigor as the healthiest plant in your garden! Today we are going to discuss the differences between traditional magnetic HID ballasts and modern electronic HID ballasts.
- Which one is right for you?
- Which one is better?
- What are the differences?
I found a really great PDF from EYE Hortilux on the topic and It’s an eye opener 
indeed. I strongly encourage everyone to read this article and stop the guess work! Whats great is EYE says they are “setting the record straight” with this publication. If you have been wondering what the real differences are, what benefits (if any) one can gain from using an electronic ballast, and what the technical specifications are for each, this will explain it all to you. After you understand that there are huge differences in the two, you can now address the bulb you use with more of an educated approach. Bulbs respond and perform exactly accordingly to the ballast that is firing them.
Galaxy Electronic HID Ballast
Harvest Pro Magnetic HID Ballast
Monday, 12. October 2009
electronic ballasts are a joke why spend so much for such little benfit
Monday, 12. October 2009
Jacob.. every heard the expression if you have nothing nice to say…… I whole heartedly disagree with your comment. Magnetic ballasts use more power, create less lumens, are more dangerous, louder and hotter. So there actually are several benefits to using an electronic ballast over a magnetic one my man…