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  1. #1
    dakar - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Default FS... Lots o' Ballasts

    Cleaning house here and have the following ballasts that need a new home.
    Want to offer them up for sale here to our CR friends before posting them elsewhere.
    • A pair of Workhorse 5 Electronic ballasts - one brand new, the other with a couple of months use on it 128W @ 120VAC, these will fire T12, T10, T8, T5, and Power Compacts. (will reliably overdrive the T bulbs if wanted)
      $40 for the pair SOLD
    • 2 x 250 watt Venture Opti-Wave Pulse Start Magnetic Ballasts M138/M153 Part #V90D8410 - multi tap 110/208/240/277 VAC Complete with 15uF Capacitors and BVS041 Ignitors. These are the XM recommended Pulse Start type.
      Datasheet for them can be found here
      Advance ballast cross reference part #71A5792
      $75 for the pair SOLD
    • 4x65w PC Ballasts, taken from a Coralife fixture, converted to the square pin endcaps (easily changed to the (...) style). Used for about a year. Complete with DIY folded metal reflectors and standoffs. Perfect for a retrofit (this is how they were used).
      $50
    • 2x65w PC Sunpaq ballast, reflectors etc...
      $30 OBO.
    Prices do not include shipping, PM for quote or to make offer.

    More to list soon;
    More PC ballasts and retrofit kits
    4 x ?? w T5 ballast
    Advance 250w
    Advance 400w MH ballasts, spider reflectors SOLD
    Magnatek 400w MH ballast
    Misc T8 and T12 ballasts
    etc.........
    Every electronic device is manufactured with smoke stored deep inside... only a true genius can find a way to set it free.

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    dakar - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Just located some more treasures:
    • 1 x Advance Centium ICN-2S54 T5 Ballast, 120V/277V will fire up to 2x54w T5's (Brand New! never fired) datasheets/wiring diagrams
      $40 shipped SOLD
    • 2 x Advance 250w M58/H37 MH ballasts (magnetic core & coil)
      Perfect for firing Iwasaki 6500K's (I'll get the exact part #'s)
      $25 each + shipping (used)
    • 3 x Advance 400w H33/M59 MH ballasts (magnetic core & coil, these are sealed in metal boxes and covered with an epoxy for reduced noise and waterproofing) (used)
      $40 each (or three for $100) + shipping SOLD
    • 1 x Magnatek 400w H33/M59 MH Ballast (magnetic core & coil)
      $25 + shipping (used)
    • 1 x 96w PC retrofit kit, ballast, reflector, all wired up.
      $45 + shipping
    • 3 x Spider MH reflectors w/mogul sockets
      $10 each + shipping SOLD
    PM me with questions (no reasonable offers refused for bulk/package deals).
    Every electronic device is manufactured with smoke stored deep inside... only a true genius can find a way to set it free.

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    dakar - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Still a few MH ballasts left but added to the list;

    3 each 2x65w PC ballasts (: endcaps now installed, a pile of 6 reflectors w/lampholders
    make a reasonable offer and they are yours!


    I'm still digging folks, but the bottom of the pile is getting closer!
    Every electronic device is manufactured with smoke stored deep inside... only a true genius can find a way to set it free.

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    iVgOnMaD - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Quote Originally Posted by dakar View Post
    2 x Advance 250w M58/H37 MH ballasts (magnetic core & coil)
    Perfect for firing Iwasaki 6500K's (I'll get the exact part #'s)
    $25 each + shipping (used)

    Very interested! How old and how much to ship to 91914?
    60g Tank: 10g Fuge/Sump, Current Nova Extreme 4x54w T5HO + 4 LED, Wave2k, 2x Seio M620, Euro-Reef RS5-2 Skimmer, 130 lbs Live Rock, 3" Live Sand, LPS Corals, Zoa's, Saddle Anemone, Pulsating Xenia, GSP, Neon GSP, Purple Shrooms, Crocea Clam, Pair of Ocellaris Clowns, Yellow Tail Damsel, Coral Beauty Angel, Black Sailfin Blenny, Eel (Gymnothorax tile), Coral Banded Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Sally Light Foot Crab.

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    dakar - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Everything is loose right now and I'm at the office, let me package them up and get a weight and a shipping rate for you this weekend!
    Every electronic device is manufactured with smoke stored deep inside... only a true genius can find a way to set it free.

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    iVgOnMaD - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Quote Originally Posted by dakar View Post
    Everything is loose right now and I'm at the office, let me package them up and get a weight and a shipping rate for you this weekend!
    No problem, thanks
    60g Tank: 10g Fuge/Sump, Current Nova Extreme 4x54w T5HO + 4 LED, Wave2k, 2x Seio M620, Euro-Reef RS5-2 Skimmer, 130 lbs Live Rock, 3" Live Sand, LPS Corals, Zoa's, Saddle Anemone, Pulsating Xenia, GSP, Neon GSP, Purple Shrooms, Crocea Clam, Pair of Ocellaris Clowns, Yellow Tail Damsel, Coral Beauty Angel, Black Sailfin Blenny, Eel (Gymnothorax tile), Coral Banded Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Sally Light Foot Crab.

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    greg97527 - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    interested in t5 setups. let me know what ya got when you find time.
    It's all about the reef. :YEAH:

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    dakar - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    No T5 ballasts left, just a pile of PC ballasts and retros.
    Every electronic device is manufactured with smoke stored deep inside... only a true genius can find a way to set it free.

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    Brad524 - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Quote Originally Posted by dakar View Post
    Still a few MH ballasts left but added to the list;

    3 each 2x65w PC ballasts (: endcaps now installed, a pile of 6 reflectors w/lampholders
    make a reasonable offer and they are yours!


    I'm still digging folks, but the bottom of the pile is getting closer!


    do you still have these? and could you clarify a bit
    Wanna Trade?

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    dakar - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Afraid not... Everything is long gone.
    Every electronic device is manufactured with smoke stored deep inside... only a true genius can find a way to set it free.

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