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Capacitor for 250W ballast

#1 User is offline   Stapedius 

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Posted 02 April 2008 - 01:22 PM

Hi all,

Just wondering what is the correct capacitor to use with 250W ballast? The one with 400W ballast is 35 µF. Can I use 35 µF capacitor with 250W ballast? If I need different ones, where can I get them please?

PS : What is the make of 400W ballasts in the Arcadia Series 3? Mine is Helvar (Finland) but I read on other forum that some are spanish made?

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Posted 02 April 2008 - 03:03 PM

the 250w ballast i was using has got a 35µF cap in it ! if thats any help

but you want to get an electronic though !! i went from a single 250w magnetic to a double 250 w electronic and it use around about the same amount of electric per a week give or take a £1-2 !
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Posted 02 April 2008 - 03:32 PM

View Postjonothetigger, on Apr 2 2008, 04:03 PM, said:

the 250w ballast i was using has got a 35µF cap in it ! if thats any help

but you want to get an electronic though !! i went from a single 250w magnetic to a double 250 w electronic and it use around about the same amount of electric per a week give or take a £1-2 !


Thanks! This is just the answer I need! :good: I should really be looking into getting the electronic ballast ..........
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