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Re: [RFI] Grow Light Question...

To: k1ttt@arrl.net, rfi@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RFI] Grow Light Question...
From: Tom Thompson <w0ivj@tomthompson.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:42:19 -0700
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Right...the magnetic ballasts run hotter than the digital ballasts because they are not as efficient. The magnetic ballasts are also quieter, but that is acoustically, NOT from an RFI perspective.

Tom   W0IVJ

On 11/13/2014 9:19 AM, David Robbins wrote:
  when the one I found here was brought to me to build a filter for it the guy 
said he put back on his old ballast which sounded like it was a magnetic one, 
it was perfectly quiet.  he says he wanted to use the new one because it ran 
cooler.


Nov 13, 2014 10:30:48 AM, dave@nk7z.net wrote:

Hi Tom,
Thanks!!! I will need to make note of the Magnetic ones being better in
our handout... THANK YOU!!!

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