175 MH bulb question

[hondo]

I am needing to replace my POS 12,000k sunburst bulb. Was looking at the 10,000k Ushio but noted on another website they recomend a pulse start ballast and not a probe start ballast like I have (advance ballast ansi code m57).
What does everyone recomend for 175 MH, and has anybody experienced a problem with the Ushio bulbs on this type of ballast.

 

[richard rendos]

I am running that exact ballast and the Ushio 10K bulb. The only problem you may have is getting it to start the first time...I had to keep turning my ballast on and off about 10-12 times to get the bulb to fire up and stay on, but after that first starting I never had another problem. I have heard this about other bulbs too...the firing voltage is not strong enough sometimes to start a new bulb, but once you get it started it is never a problem again.
Ushio is a great bulb, too.