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Corndork2 · 10/25/2007, 08:38 AM

The capacitor that you have may actually be an igniter. Certain bulbs require an ingniter to fire up, however most MH bulbs have the igniter built into them, therefore we dont need one. Also all MV ballasts will not support MH bulbs. This MV ballast happens to be a M57. That perticular ballast can power 175w MV lamps, as well as 175w MH lamps.

10/25/2007, 08:38 AM	#7
Corndork2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 511	The capacitor that you have may actually be an igniter. Certain bulbs require an ingniter to fire up, however most MH bulbs have the igniter built into them, therefore we dont need one. Also all MV ballasts will not support MH bulbs. This MV ballast happens to be a M57. That perticular ballast can power 175w MV lamps, as well as 175w MH lamps.