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Unread 05/12/2014, 08:43 AM   #17
dcmartinpc
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Originally Posted by Jeremy B. View Post
If you could find it the ballast would be a 230v 360w ballast that would have the specs of an M165, but the ignition voltage between 4kV and 5kv. This is going to run the lamp fairly dim and blue compared to anything we've ever ran it off of here in the US.
The thing we have to be careful of is that over there, if I remember correctly, the power is 50Hz, we are 60Hz here. So a ballast designed for 220v there, wouldn't likely work properly here.

Don


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