Kino Flo 14W & 30W HO tubes

I ordered a pair of 15" T12 30W's for Â£20.
I got 2 14W's instead.
Would have been fine but one was knackered so I told the seller and got the 2 30W tubes sent.
Not tested them yet as i'm unsure what sort of gear these'd take.
A little voice in my head is telling me that a standard 30W ballast isn't gonna heat the cathodes properly.

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Lightbulbfun

[08 Oct, 2018 at 10:10 PM]

indeed a regular 30W T8 choke is for lamps with 110V arc voltage and 330Ma lamp current. the 30W HO tubes would be best run as a pair in series off a 70W T8 choke (they are HO tubes, so double current but same arc voltage 800Ma 41V as apposed to 370ma 41V for a regular F14T12)

lasagafield

[08 Oct, 2018 at 10:21 PM]

I was thinking just that. I got a 65W choke. It's cheeky but you reckon i'd get away with it?

Lightbulbfun

[10 Oct, 2018 at 01:02 AM]

you can try 2 in series off 1 65W choke but I imagine the tubes would be under-run some, if you have a Multimeter you could try various lamp and gear combinations see which gives you the closest to 800Ma Smile

lasagafield

[10 Oct, 2018 at 10:52 AM]

I'll let you know how it goes. If it goes well i'll build a casing for one of my double fitzy ends and make a proper fitting for them.

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