Disappointed in new retro kits

teresaq

teresaq

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I just recieved my new lights, which consist of an Ice cap Ballast, a reflector, and socket along with a bulb. Well the also sent a female adaptor. I thought this was a plug and play, and now I have to cut the female end off the ballast and wire the adaptor. I sure wish they had put this info on the web site I bought them from. I hate the idea of cutting the cord on a brand new ballast.
Why didnt they send or offer a replacement cord that would fit the Ice cap
T
 
teresaq

teresaq

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can I use this to change the mogle socket cord rather then cut the conector off the ballast
Male Ice cap Replacement plug
 
teresaq

teresaq

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They are, thats why I am disappointed. They dont plug into the ballast. They want me to cut the plug off the ballast and use the adaptor they sent. I would rather cut the sunlight plug off and replace it with the male Ice cap plug posted above.
Would that work.
T
 
nigerbang

nigerbang

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Yeah, As long as they match it will be fine..
Funny story about plugs..
So I went to buy some new bulbs (Radium 20k's) I ended up leaving the LFS with 2 Lumenmax Elite fixtures and the 2 Radium's.
I get home and have to cut the plugs off the LME reflectors to wire to my old ballast I had. About 2 hours into being on, the left side cut off.. OK..I swapped the cords(dual 250 ballast) well about 2 hours later the right side cut off.. So I figured out the ballast was going bad..
I picked up a Blue Wave 7 (monster ballast.. 50+lbs) from a buddy.. Got it.. I'll b damned if I didnt cut the plugs off too close so I couldnt get a good splice when I went to rewire the plugs to match the new ballast.. I ended up paying $10 each for 2 plugs with enough wire to reattach the very same plugs I had cut off 2 days before..
 
flower

flower

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I got retrofit from Hammilton, everyting pluged in like it should. It even came with 10K bulbs. I don't think I would go cutting on it, I would send it back.
 
stanlalee

stanlalee

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Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3240521

I got retrofit from Hammilton, everyting pluged in like it should. It even came with 10K bulbs. I don't think I would go cutting on it, I would send it back.
anytime you have different brand ballast and corded reflectors you have to cut and wire (its only 3 wires, no big deal). this is only a problem if they said it was plug and play. Never assume it. the easiest way to avoid that is buy the components seperately ex sunlight supply galaxy ballast + sunlight supply reef optix 2 batwing = plug n play retro, coralvue sells plug and play retro's. online retailer selling ice cap ballast + option 1, 2 or 3 reflector + option 1,2,3 and 4 bulb shouldn't be assumed to be plug and play unless they say it is.
 
teresaq

teresaq

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this didnt have options 1,2,3 it was listed as a retro kit, ballast, reflector, socket and bulb. You would think you could just plug it together. Now I have to buy a male replacement plug for Ice cap. I could also just buy the male plug with cord and replace that on the socket.
More time wasted.
 
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