What is the rarest ballast in your collection? « on: June 30, 2021, 12:22:21 AM » Author: WorldwideHIDCollectorUSA
Feel free to show pictures of the rarest ballasts in your collections and explain how you got them. The picture depicted below is of my Jefferson Electric 400w H33 HX HPF mercury vapor ballast for 120v 60hz mains supplies. I got it off eBay.
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DISCLAIMER: THE EXPERIMENTS THAT I CONDUCT INVOLVING UNUSUAL LAMP/BALLAST COMBINATIONS SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER KNOWLEDGE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES.

	Re: What is the rarest ballast in your collection? « Reply #1 on: June 30, 2021, 02:53:04 AM » Author: wide-lite 1000
My 700w H-35 Ballast in my OV-50 : https://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=5203&pos=66&pid=157879   I got it and 2 early GE M-400's from a car wash here in town .
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	Re: What is the rarest ballast in your collection? « Reply #2 on: June 30, 2021, 12:23:32 PM » Author: Lumex120
I have 2 Advance 50w mercury vapor HX ballasts.
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	Re: What is the rarest ballast in your collection? « Reply #6 on: July 01, 2021, 07:12:22 PM » Author: Bulbman256
Quote from: monkeyface on July 01, 2021, 05:39:53 PM A reactor ballast for MV lamps of 50W, 80W and 125W all in one by just changing the tap. There is another much older type I have which is either for MV 125W, 185 or 250W. Excuse me, but 185w lamps? whaaaaaaaaatttttt.
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	Re: What is the rarest ballast in your collection? « Reply #8 on: July 02, 2021, 11:16:51 AM » Author: Bulbman256
Quote from: monkeyface on July 02, 2021, 12:54:48 AM Yes 185W not 175W.  To be honest I’ve never seen a bulb having this wattage but I assume it once existed here in Switzerland (made by MEDA?) for a very brief time. There are still some ballasts around and lanterns indicating this wattage. That's just out there man, wonder how good that would be at running a 175w.
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	Re: What is the rarest ballast in your collection? « Reply #9 on: July 14, 2021, 08:21:54 PM » Author: funkybulb
Too many rate ballast to list   1000 watt 8 amp 60Hz VS mercury vapor choke    75 watt  mercury post top sola ballast      Ardco SRS ballast from reach in coolers      80 watt 60 Hz 800 MA VS choke to run 80 watt MV      NOS  Westinghouse 400 watt CWA ballast kit for OV25    1000 watt H36 or H35 700 watt Jefferson mercury ballast     480 V
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No LED gadgets, spins too slowly.  Gotta  love preheat and MV. let the lights keep my meter spinning.

	Re: What is the rarest ballast in your collection? « Reply #10 on: July 16, 2021, 12:24:23 AM » Author: wide-lite 1000
Cool ! Do you have any photos of the H35/36 ballast ?
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	Re: What is the rarest ballast in your collection? « Reply #11 on: July 16, 2021, 06:40:36 AM » Author: funkybulb
I will post it in the gallery
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No LED gadgets, spins too slowly.  Gotta  love preheat and MV. let the lights keep my meter spinning.

	Re: What is the rarest ballast in your collection? « Reply #12 on: July 17, 2021, 12:10:55 AM » Author: wide-lite 1000
Thanks !
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