Halide ballast enclosures?

EnderG60 · 12/11/2018, 10:34 AM

I have a few halides that I recently upgraded the guts on but the actual boxes the ballasts are in are now rusting and falling apart.

Does anyone know where I can get a single to dual box for magnetic halide ballasts?

tom obrecht · 12/11/2018, 11:49 AM

You’re talking about the actual halide enclosures you get as retail right? If you just want an enclosure box any big box hardware has those. If you want the boxes that come with the halides I’d recommend contacting a company like Sunlight Supply that supply halide equipment or perhaps another horticulture company. I’d think they would have it or perhaps let you know where to contact.

tom obrecht · 12/11/2018, 11:52 AM

Perhaps this?
https://m.alibaba.com/amp/product/1643813874.html

tom obrecht · 12/11/2018, 11:53 AM

I bet if you look at lighting wholesalers/retailers some one could help.

EnderG60 · 12/11/2018, 12:06 PM

Sunlight supply doesnt appear to carry boxes, only internal parts and whole ballasts.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom obrecht

Perhaps this?
https://m.alibaba.com/amp/product/1643813874.html

Thats pretty much exactly what I need but I dont want to order 100 of them.

Ive contacted retailers but they only sell entire ballasts, wholesalers wont talk to me as Im not a business.

mcgyvr · 12/11/2018, 01:05 PM

I'm not surprised this is as difficult/impossible find..
There are safety/fire hazard concerns associated with product modification like this..
The consumer is not trusted (for damn good reason) to have proper judgement into placing components of a product into a box of their choosing..

Of course there are metallic "project boxes" sold at all electronic/industrial component suppliers,etc... but none are specifically intended for any specific application as that would require prior agency approval,etc...

tom obrecht · 12/11/2018, 02:56 PM

Yeah I saw the minimum order number after I posted. Might be a lost cause. You may have to anti up or go with a different direction.

EnderG60 · 12/11/2018, 03:00 PM

I dont know why I didnt think of project boxes.

I found this after 10 seconds, just need to go measure and see if it will fit.
https://www.amazon.com/BUD-Industrie...AL+PROJECT+BOX

mcgyvr · 12/11/2018, 08:11 PM

Reminder....Ventillation is critical as well as grounding as well as various other factors that need to be considered.

moondoggy4 · 12/11/2018, 09:02 PM

Well a week late, I just tossed a dual 175 ballast from Hamilton in the trash.

12/11/2018, 10:34 AM	#1
EnderG60 Plumbing Engineer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 3,260	Halide ballast enclosures? I have a few halides that I recently upgraded the guts on but the actual boxes the ballasts are in are now rusting and falling apart. Does anyone know where I can get a single to dual box for magnetic halide ballasts?

12/11/2018, 11:49 AM	#2
tom obrecht Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WI Posts: 3,014	You’re talking about the actual halide enclosures you get as retail right? If you just want an enclosure box any big box hardware has those. If you want the boxes that come with the halides I’d recommend contacting a company like Sunlight Supply that supply halide equipment or perhaps another horticulture company. I’d think they would have it or perhaps let you know where to contact. __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! TOTM May 2006

12/11/2018, 11:52 AM	#3
tom obrecht Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WI Posts: 3,014	Perhaps this? https://m.alibaba.com/amp/product/1643813874.html __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! TOTM May 2006

12/11/2018, 11:53 AM	#4
tom obrecht Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WI Posts: 3,014	I bet if you look at lighting wholesalers/retailers some one could help. __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! TOTM May 2006

12/11/2018, 01:05 PM	#6
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	I'm not surprised this is as difficult/impossible find.. There are safety/fire hazard concerns associated with product modification like this.. The consumer is not trusted (for damn good reason) to have proper judgement into placing components of a product into a box of their choosing.. Of course there are metallic "project boxes" sold at all electronic/industrial component suppliers,etc... but none are specifically intended for any specific application as that would require prior agency approval,etc... __________________ Who me?

12/11/2018, 02:56 PM	#7
tom obrecht Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WI Posts: 3,014	Yeah I saw the minimum order number after I posted. Might be a lost cause. You may have to anti up or go with a different direction. __________________ Reef keeping is where Murphy's Law and your bank account collide!! TOTM May 2006

12/11/2018, 03:00 PM	#8
EnderG60 Plumbing Engineer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 3,260	I dont know why I didnt think of project boxes. I found this after 10 seconds, just need to go measure and see if it will fit. https://www.amazon.com/BUD-Industrie...AL+PROJECT+BOX

12/11/2018, 08:11 PM	#9
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Reminder....Ventillation is critical as well as grounding as well as various other factors that need to be considered. __________________ Who me?

12/11/2018, 09:02 PM	#10
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Well a week late, I just tossed a dual 175 ballast from Hamilton in the trash.