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juanorz
03/16/2011, 06:09 AM
I was wondering if the magnetic PFO ballast will run the radium 250 watt bulb.

jabbott
03/17/2011, 08:06 AM
Which model ballast is it? Pulse start or hqi?

nanojg
03/17/2011, 09:46 AM
Yes, it will

mikid
03/17/2011, 05:41 PM
funny thing..i just tried my pfo ballast witha radium bulb and it didnt light...was a new bulb...returned it and go a helios 20k...lite right off,some will and some wont...mine is a mag dual 250 watt pfo ballast....

nanojg
03/18/2011, 08:37 AM
I didnt know PFO had a probe start ballast? Any pulse start or electric ballast should fire the Radium (although they are made for hqi ballasts)

liquidfunk
03/18/2011, 11:42 AM
I didnt know PFO had a probe start ballast? Any pulse start or electric ballast should fire the Radium (although they are made for hqi ballasts)

most PFO ballasts are probe start, very few are pulse/HQI. You had to pay extra for pulse/HQI back in the day.

nanojg
03/18/2011, 11:45 AM
Guess I was totally wrong. Seems like I only see PFO mentioned when it comes to HQI and specifically Radiums. When they went out of business a lot of people were concerned with ballast availability for 250 watt radiums.

grigsy
03/20/2011, 04:30 PM
Depends on the PFO magnetic ballast.

If it is the M80, then yes, it will. If it is the M58, then no it won't.

I still use a PFO M80 250 watt HQI ballast and it has been working great for 7 years.

juanorz
03/21/2011, 07:40 AM
It just says 250mh 125v 2.5amps

nanojg
03/21/2011, 07:53 AM
Does it say Probe or Pulse anywhere? No model number?

ksc
03/21/2011, 08:00 AM
You'll have to open up the ballast box. It is probably an Advance ballast inside and should have some sort of ID on it.